Pattaya Mail - FRIDAY AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 16, 2018 (Vol. XXVI No. 32)

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Happy Birthday HM Queen Sirikit Loving Mother of the Thai Nation August 12 is a very special day throughout the Thai Kingdom, as it is the day the entire nation celebrates the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s Birthday. The day also is celebrated throughout the Kingdom as Mother’s Day. The management and staff of the Pattaya Mail Media Group join Thai people and many others from around the world to present our loyalty and devotion to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and best wishes for a most Happy Birthday and a continued long life on the occasion of her 86th birthday Sunday, August 12.

(Details of Pattaya’s celebration appear on page 3. A tribute to our beloved HM Queen appears on page 6.) (Photo courtesy Bureau of Royal Household)

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Massive job loss seen if Thailand doesn’t upgrade education – EEC advisor

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Nongprue sets Soi Mabyailia 43 drainage project Warapun Jaikusol

Advisor to the EEC Secretary’s Office Apichart Thongyu said Thailand will gain about 30,000 short-term jobs as the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project ramps up, but will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs longterm unless the country improves its education system.

Warapun Jaikusol Thailand will gain about 30,000 short-term jobs as the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project ramps up, but will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs long-term unless the country improves its education system, an EEC board meeting was told.

Advisor to the EEC Secretary’s Office Apichart Thongyu told vocational school educators and officials from Chonburi, Rayong, Chachoengsao and Trat, at the Aug. 4 meeting at the Myatt Beach Hotel in Pattaya that 400,000 people

already are unemployed because they lack the skills to get jobs in high-tech industries.

That will only increase unless Thailand radically reforms its education system to train people for tomorrow’s jobs that are the focus of the EEC project.

Discussing the short-, medium- and long-term effects of EEC development, Apichart said the Eastern region stands to gain 30,000 jobs, but all of them will be in low-skill laborer positions building the required road, rail and air transportation projects called for.

Once those logistics projects are complete the

employment focus shifts to high-tech industries targeted by the EEC and the government’s Thailand 4.0 initiative such as electronics and telecommunication equipment, eco-friendly petrochemicals, digital-based industries, robotics, automation, aerospace and medical devices.

Thailand is woefully unprepared to train workers in those fields and public officials at all levels of government have been wringing their hands for years about how to upgrade vocational schools and universities with no success.

Nongprue has earmarked 9.4 million baht to build a new drainage system under Soi Mabyailia 43.

The sloped roadway suffers serious flooding during every heavy storm because there currently are only small PVC drainage pipes that can’t remove water from higher ground.

Sub-district engineers visited the neighborhood Aug. 1 and assured residents that officials have not ignored their plight. A project to install a working flood-drainage system has been added to Nongprue’s 2019-2021 development plan, they said.

Nongprue has earmarked 9.4 million baht to build a new drainage system under Soi Mabyailia 43.

Engineering boss Bekchai Ninpanan said the 9.4-millionbaht project calls for 495 meters of concrete pipes that are 1.5

meters wide to be laid under the road, which will be resurfaced with cement and widened to as much as seven meters.

Unlit construction zone creates deathtrap at highways 36-7 interchange

Motorists say roadwork to widen Highway 36 in Kratinglai has created a deathtrap where large drop-offs are invisible in the dark.

Warapun Jaikusol Motorists say roadwork to widen Highway 36 in Kratinglai has created a deathtrap where large holes and drop-offs are invisible in the dark.

Highway workers removed

streetlights around the work zone at the Highway 36Highway 7 interchange in Pong, which is being widened to six lanes. The highway on both sides has been dug up, but is badly marked and, at night, the meter-deep trenches can’t be seen.

About seven kilometers of roadway are being rebuilt with work expected to continue through December.

Commuters are calling on the Highway Department to immediately install lights and better signage to prevent accidents.

Pattaya cleans, repairs Sukhumvit Road sewers Jetsada Homklin Pattaya scraped out drains under Sukhumvit Road to better handle endemic flooding.

A work crew on Aug. 1 scooped out garbage blocking

A work crew on Aug. 1 scooped out garbage blocking sewers, sucked out pipes and repaired broken grates in the Sukhumvit median near North Road. They also cut back grass blocking water flow.

sewers, sucked out pipes and repaired broken grates in the Sukhumvit median near North Road. They also cut back grass blocking water flow.

They later moved down the

road to do similar work between Soi Chaiyapruek and Soi Wat Boonkanjanaram.

It’s hoped all the maintenance will lesson flooding during the balance of rainy season.

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Wear blue for HM Queen’s birthday Condo execs cancel meeting with owners of damaged Pattaya homes

Pattaya City invites Thais and tourists to wear blue on National Mother’s Day.

Pattaya is encouraging Thais and tourists to wear blue shirts to honor Queen Sirikit for her 86th birthday Sunday.

Government workers, police and military are required to wear the royal attire, but city hall also wants to see the public follow suit throughout the month.

A long slate of activities are being held around the country to mark the occasion.

No information was forthcoming from Pattaya City Hall about local events, but they released the following information which may or may not be in effect here:

regarding regional areas and overseas, provincial governors and ambassadors are assigned to operate a blessing ceremony and hold activities on August 12 as appropriate.

There will be a Dharma Practice Project August 1113 at Buddha Mountain and dharma retreats across the country.

Additionally, Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister Office said that on this auspicious occasion, the government would like to invite the public and private sectors and all civilians to decorate their buildings and

homes with HM Queen Sirikit’s photo, Thai National flags, and flags with “Sor Kor”. Moreover, blessing books will be set up for people to sign and the government sends out an invitation for everyone to wear blue throughout the month of August to honor the Queen. (PPRD) Also, since it is Mothers’ Day, many local restaurants and hotels will be featuring special events for the occasion to honor mothers everywhere. See our Community Happenings beginning on page 33 for a sampling of what’s available.

Unenforced beach-smoking ban a failure in Pattaya

The much-ballyhooed ban on smoking on Pattaya’s beaches has failed due, as so often is the case, to lack of enforcement.

Warapun Jaikusol The much-ballyhooed ban on smoking on Pattaya’s beaches has failed due, as so often is the case, to lack of enforcement.

Like the prohibition on motorists driving through red lights, baht buses not using marked stops, food vendors pouring grease down sewers and street peddlers swarming tour buses, with police nor city hall doing anything to enforce the smoking ban it was ignored just like all the other authorities’ edicts.

The ban on beach smoking went into effect Feb. 1 after months of public relations efforts. Rallies, yoga classes and parades were held before officials said they’d start enforcing the law that went into effect last year. Then Feb. 1 came and, after a few days of media events, the enforcement officers went back to not enforcing the law.

Pattaya Beach on Aug. 2 was covered in cigarette butts with not a city hall officer in sight, nor any effort to clean them up. There are plenty of signs and some

half-full ashtrays in the designated smoking zones, but no other effort to make the beach smoke-free.

Deputy City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol said commissioned police officers are the only ones who can enforce the fines of up to 100,000 baht, but city hall has not pushed the Pattaya Police Station to enforce the ban because it might hurt tourism – although filthy beaches don’t help.

He said he would look into dispatching more officers to patrol the beach.

Executives representing the Arcadia Beach Resort condominium project arrived via motorbikes, but abruptly canceled a meeting with neighboring homeowners after the press showed up.

Keng Na Songkhla Executives representing the Arcadia Beach Resort condominium project abruptly canceled a meeting with neighboring homeowners after the press showed up to report on their conflict over condo-construction debris falling on their homes.

Three unidentified people, including a foreign man, refused to speak to homeowners at the Grand Tanyawat Home 2 development Aug. 2 after seeing reporters outside the damaged house where the meeting was supposed to take place.

The foreigner also tried to stop photographers from taking pictures.

Arcadia Beach Resort is a condominium project developed by Heights Holdings on Soi Mu Ban Chomthian Niwet. The condominium is comprised of four buildings, each eight stories tall with 1,118 units.

However, residents in Grand Tanyawat went to the media last month after repeated complaints about damage caused by negligent construction went unresolved.

Norwegian Bjorn Ingolf Soreng complained earlier

that pile-driving for the four towers has caused large cracks in walls. He added that contractors sent over some workers who replaced tiles and patched cracks, but did not address the core problem.

Waree Suayusai, another homeowner, said damage has gone on for two years, with objects falling on their homes and noise keeping them awake.

With the meeting canceled, homeowners said they now plan to sue Heights Holdings with the help of the Scandinavians Helping Center.

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3 held for Buddha Mountain killings, mastermind remains at large Patcharapol Panrak Three of six suspects in the murder of a former Phuket coyote dancer and her childhood friend in Sattahip are now behind bars, but the alleged mastermind has likely escaped to Cambodia.

Regional police carried out re-enactments of the July 29 slaying in the Khao Cheechan parking lots over several days in early August, having suspects Kiattisak Surangsangboonmee, 35, Jirasak Unaiban, 34, and

Sayan Srisuk, 43, replay their parts in the execution for the media.

Three others, including alleged mastermind and gunman Panya Yingang, 43, along with gunman Narong Warintarawej and driver Kritsana Srisuk, both 22, remain at large.

Chonburi police said they believe they know where the suspects are hiding, but on July 31 police in Sa Kaeo found a Toyota Vigo pickup registered to Panya, leading authorities to believe he

slipped over the border to Cambodia.

According to investigators, Panya cooked up a plot to kill 20-year-old Paveena Namuangrak as she was celebrating her 20th birthday with gay hometown buddy Anantachai Jaritrum, 21, another friend, Warathep Masungnern, 20, and Sayan, who was hired by Panya to take them on a tour of the Pattaya Floating Market, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden and the Buddha mountain.

Man killed by train in Najomtien

Police had to clear the tracks as another train arrived.

Patcharapol Panrak A suspected homeless man was killed after being hit by a train in Najomtien.

The unidentified victim, who carried no identification,

was found around 7:30 a.m.

Aug. 2 at the rail crossing on Najomtien Soi 1. Despite his long hair, dark skin and tattoos, police said no one knew who he was and likely was a vagrant.

State Railway of Thailand worker Leamthong Sukpanitch, who found the body, said the man likely was killed around midnight, as two cargo trains had passed through the area.

TV actor aids accident victim in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak

Television actor Jub Ittikorn was among the first on the scene and came to the aid of a pedestrian hit by a car in Sattahip.

Television actor Jub Ittikorn came to the aid of a pedestrian hit by a car in Sattahip.

The unidentified victim, about 40 years old, suffered serious head and leg injuries in the July 30 accident in front of 700-Rai Market. He was transported to Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center.

The first person on the scene was Jub, an actor on Channel 7. He cared for the victim for 20 minutes, trying to keep him conscious.

His performance got rave reviews from witnesses.

Perpetrators reenact the murderous scene at Khao Cheechan that left two teens dead.

Panya, a wealthy and influential Phuket bar owner with links to the criminal underworld, had become infatuated with Paveena, a former teenage beauty queen from Kalasin who had gone to work in his Pum Pui go-go bar off Bangla Road in Patong in early 2016 when she was just 17.

The bar owner, old enough to be Paveena’s father, made repeated advances, which the girl reportedly refused.

She finally left Phuket last year after Panya physically assaulted her in public, her mother told Thai media. She then went to work at a restaurant in Nakhon Pathom with Anantachai, an effeminate boy who liked to wear girls clothing and had been

close to Paveena since ninth grade, according to Thai media.

The breaking point apparently came when, over Paveena’s refusal, Panya deposited a million baht into her bank account. There’s no evidence the girl returned the money, but also no sign she started the relationship the older man wanted.

Furious with jealousy and thinking Anantachai was her boyfriend, the bar owner decided that if he couldn’t have Paveena, no one would, police said.

According to police, Panya assigned Sayan to take the teenager on an all-expensepaid trip to Pattaya for her birthday. Jirasak was assigned to follow them in a

Toyota Yaris. Panya then had Kittisak drive them to Khao Cheechan in his Vigo while Kritsana drove Narong to the scene in a white Honda CRV. The two victims were walking back to their rented car when Panya and Narong confronted them. Police allege Narong shot the young woman four times – twice in the head – and Panya shot Anatachai twice in the head.

Kiattisak was then hired for 100,000 baht to drive Panya to Sa Kaeo in the Vigo and toss four guns in the jungle near the Plutaluang train station.

Police recovered 9 mm, 38-caliber and .357 handguns and presented them as evidence at the Aug. 3 news conference announcing his arrest.

Couple arrested with half-kg of meth Boonlua Chatree Pattaya police arrested a married couple with nearly a half-kilogram of crystal methamphetamine.

Witaya Tonchompoo, 39, and Pratana Naksingh, 27, were captured in a sting operation on Pratamnak Soi 4 Aug. 1. After recovering a small amount of ya ice from them, officers searched their home and found 468 grams of crystal meth.

Police also recovered a loaded 38-caliber handgun, saying that drug dealers commonly are armed.

Pattaya police arrested a married couple with nearly a half-kilogram of crystal methamphetamine and a loaded 38-caliber handgun.

Elderly Pattaya couple dies in apparent murder-suicide Boonlua Chatree Murder-suicide is suspected in the death of an elderly couple in central Pattaya.

The body of Rungrit Chunhasri, 70, was lying in bed, a gunshot to the head. Next to him, laying on her stomach, was his wife, 62-year-old Amnuay Pengkla. She had been

shot in the forehead.

There were no signs of a break-in or struggle at the Central Road Soi 9 commercial building which had a barber shop downstairs and living quarters upstairs.

Gunshot residue was found on both victims’ hands as well as fingerprints.

Forensics experts were called on to determine which one was the shooter who

killed their partner before committing suicide.

Neighbors said they had seen Rungrit sitting on his porch earlier and that his wife had been upstairs. A neighbor heard what she thought was three gunshots, which she thought were electrical shorts. She went to investigate and found the bodies.

Police said Rungrit was being treated for depression.

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Chonburi mum seeks funds for toddler’s sex surgery

Nong Plalai parades for recycling

Warapun Jaikusol A Chonburi mother is soliciting donations for gender-correction surgery for her 2-year-old boy, who was born a hermaphrodite.

Waranya Simmalee, 18, said little Thanathip, who she calls Max, was born with both male and female sex organs, but no anus. At birth, doctors operated to create an anus, but said the child was too young to resolve the other issues.

Max’s male reproduction system works correctly, but he has a woman’s reproductive system without ovaries.

Waranya said she wants surgery to make him fully male, as she has raised him as a boy.

They live at her parents

Nong Plalai launched its new recycling campaign with a parade to collect plastic bottles and other reusable trash.

Warapun Jaikusol A Chonburi mother is soliciting donations for gender-correction surgery for her 2-year-old boy, who was born a hermaphrodite.

A77 Restaurant in Ban Suan and she said her wages are

not enough to afford the 100,000-baht surgery.

Pattaya Motor Show draws big crowd

Nong Plalai launched its new recycling campaign with a parade to collect plastic bottles and other reusable trash.

Deputy Mayor Lae Boonsang led civil servants in the Aug. 1 procession that began at Sa Bua Market.

Gambling truck driver shot dead in Huay Yai Boonlua Chatree A stoned gambler shot a truck driver during an illegal card game in Huay Yai. Sittichai Jitsom, 29, was shot three times with an 11 mm pistol, with a shot to the head killing him Aug. 2. Police said they know who the

Cars, bikes and models drew large crowds for the 9th Pattaya Motor Show at Central Festival Pattaya Beach.

Ruangdet Songsamran Cars, bikes and models drew large crowds for the 9th Pattaya Motor Show at Central Festival Pattaya Beach.

Car and motorcycle enthusiasts mixed with shutterbugs snapping photos of the car “pretties” at the July 27-Aug. 2 show.

Central Festival General Manager Ranida Ratanachaichok said the event drew both Thai and foreign car lovers from many provinces in the East and Bangkok.

While just a fraction of the size of Thailand’s two major motor shows, the Pattaya exhibit had models from

BMW, Honda, Ford, Toyota, Mazda, MG, Gemasia and Harley-Davidson.

BMW used the show to highlight its new X2 while Ford showed off its new Ranger pickup model.

Entertainment was provided by Rose Quartz, while guys drooled over the “sexy bike wash” by Cherry Samkhok.

Baywatch Broken power pole frays nerves Boonlua Chatree A broken electric pole in South Pattaya has drivers and pedestrians crossing their fingers each time they go by it.

The post between Soi Khopai and Soi Bongkot has been hanging by a thread for a month with locals saying it could topple any moment and kill someone.

Neighbors want city hall to come out and fix it.

The post between Soi Khopai and Soi Bongkot has been hanging by a thread for a month.

The parade was meant to raise awareness about the need to separate waste from recyclables and bring them to the subdistrict’s recycling center.

Staffers collected plastic bottles and other recyclables along the way, with many residents saying they planned to step up their efforts to recycle.

shooter is, but did not disclose his name.

The victim’s girlfriend, Somsri Sriduang, 26, said Sittichai was a truck driver who transported construction materials around Huay Yai. That morning he had left without saying where he was going, but she found out he

had gone to a clandestine card game at a rubber plantation hidden from police.

Investigators determined that Sittichai and the gunman had gotten into an argument and the suspect, high on drugs, shot him.

Police vowed to bring the killer to justice quickly.

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Long Live Her Majesty Queen Sirikit Loving Mother of the Thai Nation Adapted from a Story by Peter Cummins Photos Courtesy of the Bureau of the Royal Household Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is the daughter of H.H. Prince Chandaburi Suranath (M.C. Nakkhat Mongkol Kitiyakara) and his consort Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakara (nee Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs). Prince Chandaburi Suranath was the third son of H.R.H. Prince Chandaburi Suranath and H.S.H. Princess Absarasman Kitiyakara.

She was born on August 12, 1932. The year 1932 is a significant one: it was the year when constitutional monarchy was introduced into Thailand. Her father was a prominent and capable Major-General in the Thai Army at the time of the constitutional change. He left the army and went to serve as First Secretary at the Thai Legation in Washington D.C. As HM the Queen was then still a little child, she remained in Bangkok in the charge of her relatives. She did not see her parents again until their return home.

She attended the Kindergarten class at Rajini School.

But subsequently went to St. Francis Xavier School at Samsen District in Bangkok in order to be nearer to home.

Her father later on became Thai Minister to France, to Denmark and ultimately Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Her Majesty accompanied him and continued her general education in the three countries and lastly in Switzerland.

It was while her father was stationed in Paris that she first met His Majesty (the late) King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was then studying in Switzerland but went now and then to Paris. The chance meeting in Paris ripened into friendship and understanding. When His Majesty met with a serious motor car accident in Geneva, Switzerland and had to stay in a hospital at Lausanne, Her Majesty was a frequent visitor. When His Majesty was

well again and left the hospital, He was graciously pleased to arrange for Her Majesty to continue her studies at “Riante Rive”, a boarding school in Lausanne.

On July 19, 1949 Their Majesties were quietly engaged in Lausanne. On March 24, 1950, Their Majesties landed in Bangkok by ship after a long absence. On April 28 of the same year, the Royal Wedding took place at Padumawan Palace before the Queen Grandmother.

As a democratic King and

Queen, Their Majesties signed their names in the Registry Book of Marriages.

His Majesty then crowned HM the Queen in conformity with Thai tradition.

Their Majesties have four children, namely: Princess Ubolratana, born on April 5, 1951, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, born on July 28, 1952, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, born on April 2, 1955 and Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, born on July 4, 1957.

Their Majesties took great care in the education of their children in order to prepare them to meet the various duties which they had to undertake in later life. A choice had to be made between private tutoring and sending the children to an ordinary school.

Private tutoring is a good medium for imparting knowledge, but it lacks human contact with children of similar ages. Attendance at an ordinary school also has its drawbacks. From experience, it would appear that teachers, pupils and even parents are subjected to biases either favorable or unfavorable. In order to avoid these inconveniences, His Majesty, with the entire concurrence of Her Majesty, set up a school in the compound of Chitralada Villa. Better control and supervision could thus be assured. The school was established and registered in

accordance with the law in November 1958. There were about 78 children in the school. The classmates of the Royal children were sons and daughters of ordinary people of various vocations.

Her Majesty has always been very devoted to Her children. During their younger days, she used to spend as much time with them as Her duties would allow, and kept close supervision on all their activities. When Her Majesty was in the United States of America during the State Visit with His Majesty in 1960, a TV representative asked Her what Her favorite hobby was.

The reply was: “Looking after my children!”

Humanitarian and Social Welfare Her Majesty has performed many public functions. She became President of the Thai Red Cross Society on

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Her Majesty Queen Sirikit stands by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej as he waves to the crowd during celebrations of the 60th anniversary of him becoming Thailand’s King June 6, 2006. (AP Photo /Thailand Public Relations Department, HO)

August 12, 1956, and Her keenness in the work built up Her popularity and aroused enthusiasm in the public for the cause of the Red Cross.

Towards the end of 1959, H.R.H. Prince Nagor Svarga, who was Executive VicePresident of the Thai Red Cross Society, died unexpectedly. Her Majesty very ably carried on the duties which would ordinarily fall upon the Vice-President until a new Vice-President was appointed on March 18, 1960.

Later on, in 1979, upon learning of the influx of about 40,000 Cambodian refugees into Thailand’s Trat Province, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit flew to the site to see the situation Herself. Then in Her capacity as President of the Thai Red Cross Society, Her Majesty set up the Khao Larn Thai Red Cross Centre to give shelter, food and medical care to those Cambodian refugees who were mostly peasant families with small children and unaccompanied orphans. The center became a refuge for these displaced people for some years.

In her role as Honorary President of the Thai Red Cross, Queen Sirikit always gave her direct support to people in need. Recently, she donated funds to help support the treatment of people infected with the Chikunkunya virus, and took financial responsibility for many patients in desperate need of intensive care. A former entertainer, paralyzed for 7 years; a 7 year-old child with bone cancer and a 17 year-old badly burned girl were just 3 of many victims aided by Her Majesty’s generosity. During the disastrous floods of 2008 and the severe storms in early 2009, She immediately ordered that packs of food, blankets, clothes and tools to repair homes be distributed to those affected, in order to ensure her subjects were able to recover quickly from these natural disasters.

When His Majesty entered the monkhood in 1956, Her Majesty became Regent during that period. She gave the

oath of allegiance before the National Assembly. She performed Her duties so well and so satisfactorily that, on the recommendation from the Government, Her Majesty was given the title of higher distinction. She became “Somdech Phraborom Rajininath.” Such a title is given to a Queen who has ably performed the function of the Head of State on behalf of the King, when He was absent from the realm or for some reason was unable to exercise His function temporarily.

and handicrafts from all regions of the Kingdom.

In 1979, the Support Foundation Chitralada Training Center was set up to teach Thai arts and crafts to children of landless villagers.

Through this project, Her Majesty succeeded in preserving some dying arts. At the present time, there are hundreds of thousands of poor and needy families around the country whose livelihoods have been much improved through Her Majesty’s SUPPORT projects.

While improving the livelihood of Her people through the SUPPORT Project, Her Majesty worked simultaneously on the conservation of natural resources and the environment. The Highland Agricultural Development Stations initiated by Her Majesty, Her “Forests Love Water”, “Little House in the Big Forest” and “Sirikit Reforestation” project has enabled people to live in harmony with nature.

Forests that had been ravaged have been replanted with useful trees and medicinal plants. Watersheds have been restored and preventive

Her Majesty has always been very devoted to her children.

On the social side, Her Majesty accepted to become the Honorary President of the National Council on Social Welfare of Thailand under His Majesty’s Patronage on August 10, 1961. The organization comprises of around 905 private and public social welfare units throughout the Kingdom and it is now a member of the International Conference of Social Work.

The SUPPORT Foundation The Royal rural development efforts attracted a large number of donors whose contributions formed the basis of SUPPORT, or the Foundation for the Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and Related Techniques, founded in 1976 under Their Majesty’s Royal Patronage and Chairmanship. The promotional work of the foundation has been recognized as highly effective, particularly since SUPPORT provides outlets for local wares

measures put in place against forest fires. In addition, during the past decades Her Majesty launched many other notable environmental conservation projects, to name a few: “Offshore Natural Rehabilitation”, “Sea Turtle Conservation”, “Metallic Beetle Conservation”, “Lady Slipper Orchid Conservation By returning Them to the Wilderness”, “Elephant Conservation by Releasing Them to Return to the Forest”, and “Rehabilitation of Thai Fish, River Prawns, Mountain Frogs, Native Fowls, etc., to Feed the People”.

On this most auspicious occasion, the management and staff of the Pattaya Mail Media Group join the Thai people and the many others from around the world to present our loyalty and devotion to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and best wishes for a most Happy Birthday and a continued long life on the occasion of her 86th birthday Friday, August 12.

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AFG and AustCham highlight Manufacturing problems Report from Frank Holzer & Dr. Iain Corness The Automotive Focus Group (AFG) and the Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) collaborated to host a Manufacturing Panel discussion.

With a majority of the AFG members involved in the Eastern Seaboard manufacturing arena, and AustCham having a manufacturing group, this was an ideal time for the two groups to look at the manufacturing process and its attendant problems here in Thailand.

The discussion panel was made up of Dennis Horton (ARB), Praveen Jaduvanshi (Wendts), Mike Griffis (Harrington), with Frank Holzer mediating.

The discussions began with maintenance services and spares where the focus was on the inability to

obtain spares for machinery, equipment, PLC’s and robotics. The results have driven some organizations to hold excess WIP and finished stock to cover lengthy breakdowns periods. Suppliers are not carrying spares, specifically on overseas long lead time parts, in the same manner that manufacturing entities are not holding expensive spares in-house.

A couple of key points were discussed: Purchasing contracts from global / international companies continue to source on lowest cost basis and are not developing contracts that require suppliers to carry the inventory to ensure a minimum lead time to facilitate repairs. In the same manner, organizations to remain internally competitive reduce stock holdings to improve cash flow.

This will become a key area for manufacturing entities – productivity and capacity utilization must improve along with the need to move further into automation. This automation focus on improved productivity is also recognized by the EEC with incentives and the realization that the Thailand Labour pool has limitations.

The next area was maintenance capabilities and skills with the discussion focus seen as maintenance management in preventative maintenance planning and execution, and the skills required from maintenance teams lacking in fundamental PLC, robotic and electrical system and software skills, where the majority of organizations have the facility and mechanical maintenance capabilities with a high reliance on outsourcing maintenance for specific

Obituary

Vale John Stall Peter Cummins John (Frank Leonard) Stall was born British, spent his life Australian and died Thai last month at the young(ish) age of 76. It was not just his incredible life which caused me to reflect; but his passing jolting me into the present - and my own advanced years of 83!

Of the many people I have met on the land and the water over my own “innings”, John was outstanding in so many ways, among a great panorama of life, with a cast of thousands.

In this obituary, I have called on the sharp memory of his lovely daughter, Jum, and freely interpose my own recollections with those of Jum. John was born on April 17, 1942 at Retford, Nottingham- United Kingdom. In the 1950s his family relocated to Perth, Western Australia where he no doubt gained his Aussie accent, a unique sense of humour and a concise view of many of the ridiculous aspects of life - EVERYWHERE. (From experience, I can safely say, that one MUST have these two latter tributes, to survive Australian “culture”).

His main contribution to his adopted country was enlisting in the Royal Australian Navy in the submariners service, for which he earned a number of medals and awards in regional conflicts.

Next stop was Thailand, where he established a travel company called Pattaya Ocean Tours and chartered one of the rare Chinese junks ever seen in Pattaya waters.

Married to Wunwelai Jiamsungtong (Pang), John and Pang established the Pattaya Sailing Center which imported Prindle Cats from the USA, boat gear and Lasers from the UK and Australia.

The pioneering spirit took over and John established (and helped build) one of the first resorts, the Tradewinds Cottages on Samui’s prime piece of real estate, at Chaweng Beach. Now, some decades later, Chaweng looks like Waikiki Beach in Honolulu - or, worse - Coney Island.

During his 10 years’ sojourn at Samui, to

John (Frank Leonard) Stall 1942 - 2018

further promote his beloved island John co-established the highly-successful Samui Regatta, sponsored children’s (Optimist) events and training, and volunteered to provide help to people of Samui and, earlier, at Koh Larn in Pattaya.

I always enjoyed sessions with John, covering a range of topics and an equal range of wines, over the Royal Varuna bar. He was exceptionally well-read and hilariously funny in his ridiculing so-called prominent figures, politicians ... and the rest. No public figure could escape his irony.

He even chided me, once, for using the expression John is a “Stal(l)lwart” in the Pattaya sailing arena. That comment cost me a glass of wine and a huge laugh.

Life eventually caught up with John who had never slowed down - on land or at sea - and a dreaded metastasis cancer finally took him from us.

John leaves his lovely, good-natured wife, Pang, his equally-lovely daughter Jum and his son Patrick, to carry on the Stall tradition.

Jum said that the scattering of John’s ashes took place on Sunday August 5th at the Lamtien Pier of the Royal Thai Navy Base in Sattahip. All RVYC friends were invited for the service.

Farewell, John old buddy. You have avoided many a reef in your life’s journey, read the wind well and known when to tack on life’s numerous wind-shifts!

Now you will forever be part of the seas you loved so well and be a fond memory for those of who remain on shore.

(L to R) Praveen Jaduvanshi, Dennis Horton, Frank Holzer, and Mike Griffis.

equipment provided by the distribution service companies, e.g. Siemens, Kawasaki etc. This certainly could become a costly exercise with significant reliance on outside services and can add to delays depending on availability of the specific resource or skill set.

Comparison could be made by viewing this area as having the same problems of global organizations trying to reduce in-house labor and overhead levels with the view of using outsourcing as a cost advantage. However it may also detract from developing in-house knowledge and capabilities to truly seek and implement capacity improvements and cost reduction initiatives – Lack of understanding of core internal

manufacturing process, systems and equipment.

One of the highlights of the evening’s discussions was internal manufacturing skills and knowledge - shop floor.

This topic received input from manufacturing, chamber representatives and recruitment organizations.

There were two distinct areas – specific technical expertise and training development driven between industry, organizational and university and we are able to see organizations and industry driven results in these areas.

However, the second area was more related to the skills development at the key labor force areas, such as painting, welding, plc operations, material handling systems and process, etc.

What the discussion identified was a lack of ability to find educational training institutions that would provide specific training resulting in a qualification that would be recognized as giving the employee freedom to move from organization to organization.

The imponderable question remained: How do we develop as a manufacturing industry the combined resources that would be available to a wide range of manufacturing skills and functional knowledge development?

With 62 participants, this was an excellent forum for those in the manufacturing industries and with 60 percent of Thailand’s exports coming from the Eastern Seaboard, is a key area for local industry.

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The photographer and the better mousetrap

All the way through history, man has been trying to build a better mousetrap.

Photographically this is still the case. From the old box brownie of several decades ago, we now have the all singing, all dancing, electronic marvels of today. And just look what the new cameras can do - cameras that will even “think” for you and work out the required shutter speeds for the kind of shot you are going to take.

With these sorts of mousetraps we should all be wonderful award winning photographers. Unfortunately we are not.

This fine example of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not the be all and end all of photography. Your camera may have all the algorithms, so the modern camera can get the exposure close enough and the correct shutter speed for the type of shot, but it cannot arrange the items to be photographed in the correct position.

Nor can the camera position itself in the right place relative to the subjects to be photographed, nor does AI tell the camera just exactly what do you wish to portray.

One of the principal “rules” of photography is to remember just who or what is the “hero” in the shot. This is one thing the better mousetrap does not know. It is not a mind reader. You have to arrange the items and compose the shot to make the subject the hero.

How many times have you photographed someone in

Dear Hillary, I apologize for my not so good English. Here my problem.

Is it possible that letters from Germany are not arriving at the right target? I meet a nice Thai girl on my last holiday and the friendship between us deepens. I write in the meantime several letters to my girlfriend and she write me back.

And we have no problems until now. The last letter I wrote in June but getting no answer. Inside the letter I put 2,000 baht and some pictures. I called to my girl at the bar but she said there is no letter coming from me. What will I do? Your newspaper is my only help for my heartbreak situation. I talk with other people who stay in Thailand before and they tell me that some girls are simply lying. But I am really desperate and I only want to know what is true or not, because I love her very much. Have maybe somebody of the post staff stolen the letter or anybody else? So I want to know your meaning about this sadden situation. I thank you and I look forward to an answer from you.

Postal Pavel Dear Pavel, Don’t worry about your English as your emotions came through very plainly (and painfully too). Unfortunately, I have heard from many people that letters containing money go missing. The answer is to disguise the fact that there may be money in the letter by putting it inside a card or a small magazine. That way when the letter is held up to a bright light you cannot see the money inside. Perhaps it might also be better to save your money so that you can get over here more often, but really Petal, you should transfer

front of an important cathedral, temple or monument?

Many times I am sure. You also have a person you want to include in the shot, to show that on your holidays you took Uncle Henry and showed that he was there by placing him in front of the cathedral. And what do you end up with?

A tiny Uncle Henry in front of an enormous building. So small it is difficult to recognize him!

With these types of “people in front of a special place” shots first you have to compose the picture by moving the camera into place so that you have all you want of the special building, for example. Having done that, now put your subject in front of the camera and you will instantly note that the person will immediately move backwards to be closer to the building, almost as if making sure of ruining the shot for you, money electronically, which you can do straight into her bank account. Ask your bank to do it for you in Germany. I don’t think your girlfriend is lying, nobody sends money in a letter any longer.

Dear Hillary, With the new government regulations, I am a little perturbed. I have house guests coming from back home very frequently. I’ve had five sets this year and it looks like there are more coming for Xmas. If I had nothing else to do other than entertain old friends then it would be fine, but I am employed, so I have to do as well. I don’t want to give old friends the cold shoulder, and I don’t want to be arrested for running a guest house, but I’m at my wits end, honestly! What should I do?

Guesthouse Gert Dear Gert, Getting lots of house guests is a very common problem when you live in a place that other people save for 11 months to come and visit. It is also very normal for your old friends to want to see you, and possibly save some money by staying with you. As far as the legislation is concerned, that is to cover commercial enterprises, and I don’t think you are charging your old friends for staying in your spare room, are you? Or are you? You actually have the other answer already when you called yourself “Guesthouse” Gert. To make it easier for you and for them, tell your friends that as you have other work to do, you will leave everything out for them for their breakfast and then you will meet them for dinner at 7 p.m. and do things together from there. I am sure your friends will appreciate that even though they are on holidays, you are not. They need time to themselves too and will be grateful for the chances to explore on their own. Have

before you begin! What you now have to do is to look through the viewfinder and call the person forward till they fill the viewfinder.

Even go for a waist-up view to get the person even larger in the photograph if you wish.

Another “rule” that I have to continually tell new photographers is the “Walk several yards (meters) closer” approach. More good shots are rendered useless by being too far away from the camera, than by being too close to the lens.

While it would be nice if the better mousetrap could ring a bell and tell you that you are too far away, its electronic “brain” isn’t that good yet. You have to use yours.

That is one reason why good photographers will never be replaced by better mousetraps. The technology may belong to the camera, but the “eye” is yours. Just remember to use it! some brochures in the room with suggested trips like the Nong Nuch and let them take it from there. They will be happy you can do your work, and you can enjoy each other’s company at night. Just think about it, but don’t get one of those nice wooden signs with “Gert’s Guest House” carved into it. The authorities might get the wrong impression Dear Hillary, My husband who works for a large multinational was transferred here 6 months ago, and the time has been sheer bliss till recently. We went to restaurants and did everything together.

However, of late he has been going to Bangkok for business and having meetings running till late in the evening. I was prepared to accept these meetings till last week when the maid showed me lipstick on his collar. I do understand there are some beautiful women in Pattaya and I am 58 years old and have had 9 children. Do I confront him and fear the worst or just let it go?

Terrified Dear Terri, You are still in residence as lady of the manor so maybe it is a matter of waiting it out. However, you should understand that a beer at the bar has young Thai women on duty to convince older men to buy them a drink. It may be more productive to state mildly that you prefer you both spend more time together and that the maid was unable to get the lipstick off his shirt. Certainly insist on accompanying him on any business trips to Bangkok. Good luck.

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Siamese Twins Chang and Eng were the original “Siamese Twins”. Joined at the sternum (front of the chest cage) in 1811, they had been round the world during their lives, members of the popular ‘freak shows’.

However, the Siamese Twins (Conjoined twins) Chang and Eng were not the first to be born with this unfortunate condition. The incidence is about 1 in 10.25 per million births. The major deciding factor in their prognosis is where the joining is, and how many common organs are shared.

The most common varieties encountered are joined at chest and abdomen (28 percent), joined at chest (18.5 percent), joined at abdomen (10 percent), parasitic twins (10 percent) and joined at the head (6 percent). Of these, about 40 percent were stillborn, and 60 percent live born, although only about 25 percent of those that survived to birth lived long enough to be candidates for surgery.

This is not a new condition. Elisa and Mary Chulkhurst were one of the first documented cases of conjoined twins when they were born in England in 1100. Most illustrations depict the two joined at the hip, though some picture the two joined at the shoulder as well. Eliza and Mary lived until 1136. There is also the situation that children born with two heads for example, were considered ‘monsters’ and would have been drowned at birth, thereby skewing the statistics.

Conjoined Twins are genetically identical, developing from the same egg, and often share vital organs and limbs.

Current conjoined twins include Abby and Brittany Hensel about whom TV specials have been aired. They share one body and have two heads.

Siamese twins are always newsworthy, and with the advances in surgical techniques, the conjoined twins have a greater chance of independent survival.

Despite the name, Siamese twins can occur in any country, but the most publicized conjoined twins did come from Siam. They were called Chang and Eng Bunker, born in the Mekong Valley of a Chinese father and a Thai-Chinese mother in 1811. The surname came later after they had lived in America for some time, as in 1811 Siamese people did not use any family name.

In 1829, they were discovered in old Siam by British merchant Robert Hunter and exhibited as a curiosity during a world tour. Such was the fate of anyone who had some deformity in those days, and live adult Siamese twins would have been very rare, with most having died at birth or in infancy.

Chang and Eng were joined at the sternum by a small piece of cartilage. Their livers were fused but independently complete. Although 19th century medicine did not have the surgical know-how, modern advances in

surgical technology would have easily allowed them to be separated today.

Upon termination of their contract with their discoverer, they successfully went into business for themselves, which is really quite amazing, considering their origin in rural Siam.

In 1839, while visiting Wilkesboro, North Carolina with P.T. Barnum, the twins were attracted to the town and settled there, becoming naturalized United States citizens.

The brothers settled on a plantation, bought slaves, and adopted the name “Bunker.” They were accepted as respected members of the community. On April 13, 1843, they married two sisters: Chang to Adelaide Yates and Eng to Sarah Anne Yates. Chang and his wife had ten children; Eng and his wife had twelve. In time, the wives squabbled and eventually two separate households were set up just west of Mount Airy, North Carolina – the twins would alternate spending three days at each home.

During the American Civil War Chang’s son Christopher and Eng’s son Stephen both fought for the Confederacy.

Many of their descendants still live in the Mount Airy area (which is also the hometown of Andy Griffith). The twins died on the same day in 1874, as the blood supply to their livers were dependent upon each other, and Eng would have followed Chang, his twin, into death.

Simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent malaria relapse OK’d Linda A. Johnson

On Friday, July 20, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GlaxoSmithKline’s Krintafel, a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

U.S. regulators last month approved a simpler, onedose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria.

Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don’t finish taking every dose.

Malaria is caused by parasites that are spread to people through mosquito bites. Antimalarial drugs can cure the initial infection but parasites can get into the liver, hide in a dormant form, and cause recurrences months or years later. A second drug is used to stop relapses.

The new drug, GlaxoSmith Kline’s Krintafel (KRIN’-tahfell), only targets the kind of malaria that mainly occurs in South America and Southeast Asia. Most malaria cases and deaths are in Africa, and they involve another species.

200 attend BHP critical-care seminar Jetsada Homklin About 200 doctors and first responders learned techniques to improve critical care at a seminar at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.

BHP Director Dr. Siharat Lohachitranont opened the July 19 seminar.

The day-long series of lectures covered care of ventilated patients by Dr. Thananchai Boonburapong from Ramathibodhi Hospital and hemodynamics in critical care by Dr. Noradet Pongprit from Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital.

BHP’s own Dr. Thitiporn Napaprasit and Dr. Parinya Chomsaeng spoke about s h o c k a n d critical-care

About 200 doctors and first responders learned techniques to improve critical care at a seminar at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.

drugs, respectively.

Dr. Santhiti Morakul from Ramathibodhi Hospital described invasive and

non-invasive volume assessment strategies while Dr. Jittamat Chokchulikorn and Dr. Pongpan Chawalitdamrong

from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya led a discussion on applications of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

In testing, one dose of Krintafel worked about the same as two weeks of the standard treatment, preventing relapses in about three-quarters of patients over six months, the company said.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug for patients 16 and older, according to GlaxoSmithKline.

The company said it’s the first new treatment in six decades for preventing relapses.

GlaxoSmithKline plans to apply soon for approval in Brazil, then other countries where the malaria type is common. It says it will sell the pills

at low cost in poor countries.

Worldwide, malaria infects more than 200 million people a year and kills about half a million, most of them children in Africa. It causes fever, headache, chills and other flu-like symptoms. The malaria type Krintafel targets causes about 8.5 million infections annually.

The British drugmaker, working with the World Health Organization, is also developing what could be the world’s first malaria vaccine, but early testing indicates it’s not very effective. Prevention now focuses on using insecticides and bed nets. (AP)

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Art dealer buys storage locker for $15,000, finds treasures New York (AP) - A New York City art dealer who bought the contents of a New Jersey storage locker filled with paintings for $15,000 says he got more than he bargained for. He found half a dozen paintings he believes were done by artist Willem de Kooning, whose works have sold for millions of dollars at auction. The New York Post reports David Killen bought the contents of the Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, locker last year. The paintings were originally from the studio of art conservator Orrin Riley, who died in 1986, and his partner, Susanne Schnitzer, who died in 2009. The paintings aren’t signed, but Killen reached out to an expert who’s confident they were done by de Kooning, an abstract expressionist from the Netherlands who moved to the United States and died in 1997.

Astronaut drops in on Kraftwerk gig, plays duet from space Berlin (AP) - Kraftwerk fans are used to hearing otherworldly tunes, but the German electronic music pioneers took it to another level at a gig in Stuttgart. Video posted Saturday by the European Space Agency shows German astronaut Alexander Gerst “dropping in” for a live performance from the International Space Station. Using a tablet computer with a virtual synthesizer, Gerst played a duet of Kraftwerk’s 1978 song “Spacelab” with the band Friday night to cheers from the audience. He’s not the first space musician. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded a cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” and played a duet with the Barenaked Ladies while 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the Earth in 2013. American astronaut Ron McNair planned to play saxophone from orbit with Jean Michel Jarre in 1986 but died in the Challenger tragedy.

Video: https://youtu. be/rCQEzgtWv-E

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, file)

Cow breaks Connecticut farm worker’s jaw Ellington, Conn. (AP) - A worker at a Connecticut dairy farm was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw after being head-butted by a cow. Seth Bahler, owner of Oakridge Dairy Farm in Ellington, tells the Journal Inquirer the 23year-old man suffered the injury at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday when a cow swung its head and hit the man in the face. The victim was flown to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The man’s name was not made public, but Bahler says he is a local resident who has worked at the farm for about five years. He called it a “freak accident.” The 2,900-acre Oakridge Dairy Farm is the largest dairy farm in the state with 2,400 cows that produce 25,000 gallons of milk a day.

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Driver hits 142 mph ... right after being cited for speeding

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Hershey, Neb. (AP) - An Iowa woman who was ticketed for speeding in Nebraska perhaps didn’t take the citation seriously - deputies clocked her driving at 142 mph as she accelerated away from the traffic stop. The Lincoln County sheriff’s office says the 31-year-old woman from Council Bluffs was eventually arrested on suspicion of willful reckless driving after deputies caught up with her for a second time early Saturday. Deputies first stopped the 2018 Ford Mustang around 1 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 80 near North Platte after it was recorded driving 92 mph in a 75 mph zone.

The driver was cited and told she could leave. But she took off at speed and the deputies gave chase, using radar to clock her driving at 142 mph. Online court records don’t indicate formal charges.

Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish Berlin (AP) - A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish that is believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after eating all of its fellow fish in the municipal pond. The roughly 1.5-meter (4.9-foot) fish has been making waves in Offenbach, near Frankfurt. News agency dpa reported that the city government said Monday that it has found a professional angler to catch the fish, first seen about a year ago, but a formal contract has yet to be signed.

The city plans to have its unwelcome guest caught alive and taken to a private pond somewhere, but officials will first have to be satisfied that it can’t escape into flowing water and that its new home is suitable for a catfish.

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Researchers use leaf blower to It’s Rubens vs. Facebook in see how lizards endure storms fight over artistic nudity Seth Borenstein Washington (AP) - Tropical lizards have a stick-to-itiveness in high wind that puts TV weather reporters to shame. Now we know why, thanks in part to a high-powered leaf blower.

Hurricanes Irma and Maria put a group of little tree-hugging lizards to the test, and scientists were perfectly positioned to see which reptiles survived and why. Then, Harvard researchers cranked up the leaf blower to observe just how 47 of the Caribbean critters held onto a wooden rod.

Under tropical storm-force winds, the lizards lounged. As the wind speed cranked up, they still held on, although it got tougher. Even at 102 mph (164 kph), the lizards grasped the pole with two clingy front feet while their tails and back legs flapped in the wind like a flag.

“All the lizard needs is an inside out umbrella and the image would be perfect,” study lead author Colin Donihue said.

But there’s only so much a little lizard can take. At 108 mph (174 kph), it was flying lizard time.

Don’t worry. No lizard was harmed in the lab test.

“They do go flying in the air, but it is softly into the net and everybody was returned back home” unharmed, said Donihue, a Harvard evolutionary biologist.

The lizards’ secret weapon to surviving hurricanes? The survivors had 6 to 9 percent bigger toe pads, significantly longer front limbs and smaller back limbs, compared with the population before the storm, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature. The study is the first to show natural selection due to hurricane, Donihue said.

By coincidence, Donihue and colleagues had been measuring and studying lizards just before the storms blew into the Turks and Caicos Islands last September. They returned several weeks later to see if there was a difference in the surviving population.

They found that the survivors were a bit lighter overall despite the bulked-up front.

Key were those toe pads - they are at most about half the size of a pencil’s eraser Donihue said. It also explains why island

In this photo taken on Thursday, July 26, 2018, a visitor looks at the restored Peter Paul Rubens self-portrait from 1628 in the Rubenshouse in Antwerp, Belgium. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

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In this Oct. 19, 2017 photo provided

by Colin Donihue, an anoles lizard hangs onto a pole during a simulated wind experiment in the Turks and Caicos Islands. (Colin Donihue via AP)

lizards have bigger toe pads than inland Central American lizards, a difference that had baffled scientists.

Outside experts praised the study, especially the researchers’ luck of being in the right place at the right time.

“This study provides exciting insight into the effects of extreme natural events,” said Pennsylvania State University biologist Tracy Langkilde, who wasn’t part of the study.

Donihue and colleagues didn’t merely measure the differences. They took the leaf blower and cranked up the power on different lizards, recording it all with a high-speed camera.

“These lizards are very impressive for their clinging in the high winds,” Donihue said.

Brussels (AP) - For four centuries, the opulent, exuberant nudes of Peter Paul Rubens have been known to shock and delight in sometimes equal measure. And now somehow, even in 2018, his Baroque paintings are still jolting the internet.

Belgian museums are uniting in protest against Facebook since they cannot promote Flemish Masters including Rubens at will for falling foul of the social media site’s adult content rules and automatic censorship.

“The bare breasts and buttocks painted by our artist are considered by you to be inappropriate. We have noticed that Facebook consistently rejects works of art by our beloved Peter Paul Rubens,” over a dozen top Belgian art

Study: Climate change making Europe heatwaves more likely Berlin (AP) - Researchers say heatwaves of the kind currently being seen in northern Europe have become twice as likely due to climate change.

Scientists from the World Weather Attribution team said they have compared observations and forecasts for the Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland with historical records going back to the early 1900s. They concluded the likelihood of three-day stretches of extreme heat in those areas has increased at least two-fold.

The group, which works to determine if there’s a link between weather phenomena and climate change, said current temperatures further north are so unusual there’s not enough data to predict their future likelihood.

People enjoy the Bournemouth beach in Dorset, England, as the hot weather continues across Britain. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Erich Fischer, an expert on weather extremes at ETH Zurich in Switzerland

who was not involved with the study, said the authors use well-established

methodology and “their estimates may even be rather conservative.”

officials wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The Visit Flanders tourist board even produced a mock news video where security officials prevent visitors from seeing nudity in the Rubens House museum, one even spreading his arms in front of the Adam & Eve painting, where the biblical figures are covered only by the proverbial fig leaf. Instead they divert them to other paintings where everyone is properly dressed.

Point made, they hope.

“Twenty percent of the (Facebook) posts that we dedicated to the Flemish Masters couldn’t be shown to our audience, our cultural audience worldwide,” said spokeswoman Tama d’Haen of Visit Flanders.

“It’s really embarrassing for Visit Flanders that we cannot show one of our main assets to the world. That’s why we came up with the idea of a video,” said d’Haen.

Facebook says it understands the issues at hand.

Even if it allows for paintings like those from Rubens to be posted, it has more restrictive rules when it comes to advertising which “must not contain adult content. This includes nudity, depictions of people in explicit or suggestive positions, or activities that are overly suggestive or sexually provocative.”

The rules go on to say that it includes “nudity or implied nudity, even if artistic or educational in nature.”

And that is where Rubens and other masters get caught in the act.

D’Haen said that they want Facebook to “make a difference between nudity in general, pornographic nudity,

which is of course not allowed on their platform, and the nudity which is part of many paintings hanging in Flanders and worldwide.”

D’Haen said they never get complaints from museum goers that they feel shocked when coming face-to-face with the nudity.

She said both sides have already agreed to a meeting to discuss it more in detail.

Facebook wrote in a statement to the Associated Press on that “as part of a longer running and continuous review process, we want to make sure that museums and other institutions are able to share some of their most iconic paintings.”

“We are thus currently reviewing our approach to nudity in paintings in ads on Facebook,” the statement said.

The censorship wouldn’t be unfamiliar to Rubens. After all, the Roman Catholic church in his time already asked him to paint loincloths over body parts of his Venus figures, although he preferred the natural concourse of muscle, skin, and fat.

It was always thus, said Paolo Grossi, Director and Area Coordinator of the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels.

“Everyone knows the story of Il Braghettone, the famous Daniele da Volterra who was asked to paint loincloths over Michelangelo’s nudes in the Last Judgment,” in the papal Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Grossi said.

If that was prompted by moral concerns, Grossi wondered if Facebook was now driven “by the need to deliver a politically correct message ... and comply with Facebook’s ad and business model to avoid any ripples.”

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The Human Help Network Thailand helped mark HM the King’s 66th birthday by joining the blessings ceremony at the Huay Yai Sub-district office.

The event was meant to teach youngsters about Thailand’s Buddhist and cultural traditions.

The Human Help Network Thailand helped mark HM the King’s 66th birthday by joining the blessings ceremony at the Huay Yai Sub-district office.

Director Radchada Chomjinda brought

Jetsada Homklin Pattaya-area civil servants, students and residents marked the start of Buddhist Lent with a traditional candle parade.

Deputy Banglamung District Chief Krittapob Penchan led the July 27 procession from Rong Po Market to the sermon hall at Prachumkongka Temple.

Students from Banglamung Inter-Tech College, Aksorn Pattaya Technological College, Srisuwitch School, Thanapornwittaya Kindergarten, Banglamung Kindergarten and Sucher Kindergarten joined members of the Banglamung Cultural Council, senior citizens from the Banglamung Home for the Elderly and executives from

Jetsada Homklin

children under the foundation’s care and staffers to the municipality office July 28 to pay respects to HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

The ceremony was one of many observances organized throughout Banglamung District.

GIS students celebrate after record-breaking IB results Mark Beales Photos by Ritche Guisona Pattaya-area students mark the start of Buddhist Lent with a traditional candle parade.

PTT Retail Management Co. all marched in the parade.

Arriving at the temple, they presented handmade candles to Wisuitthithajan, advisor to the Nong Plalai

Ecclesiastical Commune Chief.

The parade was meant to teach youngsters about Thailand’s Buddhist and cultural traditions.

Rotary’s Deter celebrates 80th birthday at CPDC

Students from Garden International School (GIS) are celebrating after a recordbreaking set of IB Diploma results.

For the 3rd year running, GIS had a 100% pass rate for the IB Diploma. Three students also achieved the incredibly-difficult feat of scoring 40 points or more out of 45; the first time this is happened with a single cohort.

One student, Shilpi, managed 44 points out of 45, which places her in the top 1 percent of IB students worldwide. This is also the highest-ever score by a female student at GIS. The average points score per student was 35 – another record and far above the global average of 29 points.

As a result, GIS students are now heading to some of

the world’s leading universities. The IB Diploma is designed to help students prepare for university by giving them the academic, social and leadership skills.

IB Diploma Coordinator Mark Beales said, “These fantastic results show what a talented and hard-working group of students we have at GIS. It also reflects the

support given by teachers to our students; this helps ensure we consistently achieve results that are far above the world average.

“As the most experienced IB school in the region, we’re delighted to see such wonderful students getting these top results.”

For more on GIS, visit www.gardenrayong.com.

Shilpi achieved an incredible 44 out of 45 points and is now heading to University College London to study Medicine.

Jignil, a former Head Boy, was awarded 40 points for his IB Diploma. He will now study hotel management in the US.

Shomit was awarded 40 points and has now started studying at Nanyang Technological College in Singapore.

GIS had another record-breaking set of IB Diploma results in 2018.

Past President of the Rotary E-Club Dolphin-Pattaya Otmar Deter celebrated his 80th birthday with children from the Child Protection and Development Center.

Jetsada Homklin Past President of the Rotary E-Club Dolphin-Pattaya Otmar Deter celebrated his 80th birthday with about 100 children from the Child Protection and Development

Center receiving the gifts.

Deter and his wife Margaret and daughter Maneeya Engelking were welcomed July 31 by Human Help Network Thailand Director Radchada Chomjinda.

The Deters provided lunch

and donated supplies to the CPDC before a group of children, staff and guests that swelled to about 200 crowded together for a group photo.

The kids then sojourned to Pattaya Park for waterslide fun and swimming lessons.

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US art collector returns 12 ancient artifacts to Thailand Kaweewit Kaewjinda Bangkok (AP) - A private American collector has returned a dozen ancient artifacts to Thailand as the Southeast Asian country presses for other treasures that were taken abroad to be given back.

Culture minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said the artifacts were given by Katherine AyersMannix to the Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C., which shipped them back to Thailand.

The items are believed to have mostly come from a prehistoric civilization dating back more than 4,000 years that was centered around Ban Chiang, in what is now Thailand’s northeastern province of Udon Thani.

Vira, speaking last week at a news conference in Bangkok, said Thailand is seeking the return from museums in the United States of other items that were

taken illegally from the country, and has been gathering evidence to back its claims.

Thai officials have been tracking artifacts such as nine ancient Buddhist relics that are on display at the Norton Simon Museum in California, as well as 17 other relics on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii. He said 14 out of the 17 items in Hawaii have been confirmed to have Thai origins, and that information has been forwarded to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of Thailand’s quest to have them returned.

Anandha Chuchoti, director general of Thailand’s Fine Arts Department, said Thai officials are also providing evidence to prove that two ancient lintels on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco were stolen from ancient temples in Thailand’s northeastern provinces of Buriram and Sa Kaeo.

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“We want to send (information) to confirm that these lintels have Thai origins and had made their way out of the kingdom illegally,” Anandha said, adding that the two lintels are no longer on display as the claims and effort to recall the items are being considered.

The U.S. government in 2014 returned 554 ancient artifacts, mostly pottery, that had been taken from Ban Chiang, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The pieces were recovered in a 2008 raid on the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, which agreed to return the items to Thailand in exchange for none of its staff facing criminal charges.

The raid was part of a multiyear investigation in which three other California museums and two private art dealerships were also raided. Several people accused of being part of a network smuggling art from Southeast Asia were arrested.

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Pisters stated, “We are very pleased to have Leroy Coster joining the Thai Garden Resort team. I am very confident that with his support and dedication towards our clients, new heights can be reached to maintain and surely improve the high standard of service and guest satisfaction at the Thai Garden Resort.”

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Beating around Composer Kalevi Aho. (Photo/BR-Klassik)

Many thousands of years ago, when the world was a much younger place and even before the first human languages had emerged, someone probably banged two stones together and found that the sound was pleasing. Or perhaps it was two sticks. We’ll never know, but it was the earliest beginnings of what we now call percussion instruments, claimed to be the oldest family of musical instruments in the world.

The raw elemental power of drums, bells and cymbals has ceremonial, sacred, or symbolic associations for many societies. The first drum appeared after someone decided to place a dried animal hide over a frame and then pull it tight so that it vibrated when struck. Perhaps it was invented by accident.

They’ve been around since 6000 BC and were sometimes used for signaling. In Medieval and Renaissance Europe drums were often associated with military music. Some types of drum were used in the infantry to send coded instructions to the soldiers.

During the early years of the seventeenth century, the German composer and theorist Michael Praetorius

published his magisterial Syntagma Musicum which among other things described the musical instruments of the day.

The book includes pictures of many percussion instruments including the triangle, bells, hand-held drums and large kettle drums. However, at the time percussion instruments were largely confined to dance music.

Percussion instruments were slow to enter the developing orchestra of the eighteenth century. The timpani were the first, usually in the form of a pair of tuned drums to reinforce the sound at climatic moments. Haydn’s Symphony No 100 dates from the 1790s and unusually uses triangle, cymbals and bass drum, reflecting the current vogue for Turkish music. Not surprisingly, the symphony earned the nickname The Military. By the end of the nineteenth century, most orchestral works included parts not only for timpani, but also for snare drum, triangle, tambourine, bass drum or cymbals.

The twentieth century saw the rise of orchestral percussion as never before and composers frequently called for a massive battery of instruments as well as a high level of skill to play them, creating the climate for the Concerto for Percussion.

Incidentally, percussion instruments are usually classified roughly into two groups: tuned and untuned. Tuned percussion includes instruments that can literally play a tune, such as the xylophone, the glockenspiel, the marimba, vibraphone or the tubular bells. Untuned percussion includes almost everything else.

Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943): Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra. Thomas Burritt (perc), Texas Festival Orchestra cond. Vladimir Kulenovic (Duration: 30:56; Video: 1080p HD) Joseph Schwantner is a prolific American composer and academic who draws on many different musical traditions such as impressionism, jazz, serialism, African drumming and minimalism. The Concerto for Percussion dates from 1994 and was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic. The soloist uses two groups of percussion, one placed behind the orchestra and used during the

first and third movements and another group placed in front of the orchestra for the second. Not only that, but there’s also orchestral percussion and timpani along with piano and harp.

The work relies very much on repetitive minimalist approaches with contrasting timbres and textures and uses a wide variety of percussion instruments and playing techniques.

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949): Sieidi - Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra. Martin Grubinger (perc), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra cond. Gustavo Gimeno (Duration: 35:46; Video: 720p HD) There’s a large sign in South Pattaya advertising something-or-other which reads “prepare to be amazed.” I am not sure how one prepares for amazement, but if you happen to know the secret, prepare to be amazed at this dazzling work. It’s by someone who’s been described as Finland’s “most significant living symphonic composer”.

Kalevi Aho is hugely productive and draws on a wide range of musical genres to create his own soundscapes. He is known especially for his large scale works which include seventeen symphonies, thirty concertos, five operas and a great deal of chamber music.

This concerto dates from 2010 and uses a wide range of percussion instruments and unusual playing techniques.

Watch out for the appearance of a vibraphone (at 14:30), a large xylophone-like instrument with aluminium bars and motor-driven rotating disks at the top end of its resonator tubes, producing a tremolo effect. The concerto is performed by the Austrian percussionist Martin Grubinger who provides a virtuosic display which is nothing short of thrilling.

It’s an incredible feat of musical memory too.

Towards the end of the concerto the thunderous sounds begin to die away and the work ends in almost total silence with the sound of a rain-stick, a South American folk instrument made from a cactus. When held upright, it creates the sound of gently falling water.

To watch these YouTube videos, either use your Smartphone to read the QR codes or go to this article online, click on the “live” links and go direct to the videos. If you have a laptop, sound quality can be improved significantly by using headphones or external speakers.

Dan Fesperman’s ‘Safe Houses’ is superior thriller Oline H. Cogdill In “Safe Houses,” author Dan Fesperman superbly melds a character-strong espionage thriller with a suspenseful mystery that also aligns with the #MeToo movement.

As a spy thriller, “Safe Houses” eschews high-tech gadgets to concentrate on the emotional and physical peril of undercover work. As a mystery, it quickly becomes a family drama.

The novel moves seamlessly between West Berlin in 1979 and a small town in Maryland’s Eastern Shore during 2014 as it explores the life and death of Helen Abell Shoat. In 1979, Helen Abell is a bright but inexperienced 23-year-old working for the CIA. Like many other women at the CIA during this period, Helen is relegated to a low-level position where she deals with sexism and disrespect. She’s taken a menial assignment — maintaining the upkeep of the four “safe houses” scattered around Berlin — and made it a vital job. At one of the houses, Helen makes a life-long enemy of a higher-ranking officer, Kevin Gilley, when she interrupts him assaulting a young German woman, whose body is found a week later. Helen launches a clandestine

investigation and soon learns that Kevin has a history of abusing young female agents, secure in the knowledge that male management will protect him.

In 2014, Helen Shoat has been living a quiet life on a farm with her husband, Tarrant, when the couple is shot to death in their sleep. The likely suspect is their mentally challenged son, Willard. But the couple’s daughter, Anna, who knows nothing about her mother’s past, doesn’t believe her brother could commit such a murder.

As the details of the two eras are revealed, “Safe Houses” soon has multiple meanings.

The safe houses where agents feel free to meet in private are anything but safe — with hidden tape recorders going — and they definitely aren’t safe for female agents.

Helen’s home was her refuge, but it was also where she was murdered.

Fesperman supplies plenty of tense scenes, especially during Helen’s younger years, but his affinity for character studies is the novel’s driving force. Kevin’s violence toward women is coupled with the dangerous power he wields as he moves up in the CIA. While Kevin is a villain, Fesperman never allows his characterization to go over the top. (AP)

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Bask in the effervescent insanity of ‘Mamma Mia 2’

Lindsey Bahr Los Angeles (AP) “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is a wholly ridiculous movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. It’s the kind of movie that feels and sounds like a summer vacation should: Fizzy, lively, low-stakes and soundtracked by ABBA. This is a world where things generally just work out, where folks are kind and willing to help, where everyone has perfect beach hair, where characters just (asterisk)know(asterisk) they’re pregnant after one bout of morning sickness, and where old flings and family members are not only welcome to suddenly sail back into lives they’ve abandoned but greeted with joy and a song. Who’s got time for bitterness and jealousy in these Greek isles?

The dialogue may be ridiculous, the plot may be

questionable, and the musical numbers may be staged and stitched together like a manic fever dream (including a uniquely crazy rendition of “Waterloo” with Lily James and Hugh Skinner prancing around a French restaurant).

But “Mamma Mia 2” wears its happy heart so earnestly on its fringed suede sleeve that it almost doesn’t matter. Like an all-inclusive resort, it might be a little cheesy and there is surely some cooler and more authentic option out there with less green screen and more character development, but easy can be its own kind of fun.

And this all-inclusive resort has Cher. And Andy Garcia. And Colin Firth playing Leonardo DiCaprio to Stellan Skarsgard’s Kate Winslet at the bow of a boat packed to the gills with a mass of people singing “Dancing Queen.” And minimal singing from Pierce Brosnan. And a final showstopper that’s so fun, you might be disappointed there isn’t an encore.

This image shows (from left) Jessica Keenan Wynn, Lily James and Alexa Davies in a scene from “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” (Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures via AP)

But the real reason this bonkers movie works so well is the incandescent Lily James. She plays a younger Donna (who 40 years later is played by Meryl Streep), during a very eventful summer in 1979 where she both finds her calling and meets (and sleeps with) the three men who all could very possibly be the father of her daughter, Sophie (Amanda

Seyfried). It should be said that two of the three suitors are uncomfortably overeager to get Donna into bed as soon as they meet her.

The flashback portions are told in tandem with what’s happening in the present day, where Sophie is preparing for the grand opening of the hotel Donna. Seyfried is good, if underserved, and her story picks up considerably

when Tanya (Christine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Walters) arrive, but it’s the ’79 portion that you want to keep going back to (at least until Cher shows up for the last 10 minutes).

James, who is always strong no matter how big her role (from “Cinderella” to “The Darkest Hour”), gets a real star turn here. She also has a sweetly appealing voice that’s (thankfully) more 90s Disney than modern folk singer. And with some more talented singers in her male counterparts, young Bill (Josh Dylan), Harry (Hugh Skinner) and Sam (Jeremy Irvine), you find yourself actually looking forward to their songs instead of bracing for them. Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies also shine as young Tanya and Rosie, although I would like a word with whoever decided that they would have the exact same haircuts 40 years earlier.

English screenwriter and director Ol Parker took over

directorial duties and slowed the pace considerably from Phyllida Lloyd’s impossibly energetic “Mamma Mia!” where there was rarely a scene where someone was running, skipping or bounding with joy. In “Here We Go Again,” which almost sounds like a threat, or at least bemused resignation, there is actually downtime and breathing room, which can drag at times. This is a movie that very much requires you to be in the “right mood.”

And perhaps the most surprising thing about this whole sequined bell-bottomed experience is you might even find yourself getting a little emotional. But not too much, this is vacation after all.

“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” a Universal Pictures release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “for some suggestive material.” Running time: 114 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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World premieres at Venice for Gosling, Cooper movies Rome (AP) — The Venice Film Festival will feature plenty of Hollywood star power, including premieres for a biopic of astronaut Neil Armstrong starring Ryan Gosling, a period western by the Coen brothers with Liam Neeson, and Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut starring Lady Gaga.

The 75th edition of the world’s oldest film festival opens on Aug. 29 with the world premiere of “First Man” by Damien Chazelle.

Like his previous film “La La Land,” which also opened the festival and earned six

Oscars, it stars Gosling, who plays Armstrong.

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” is the new offering from the Coen brothers. It started out as a television series before being turned into a movie featuring Tom Waits.

Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz star in an irreverent royal comedy set in the early 18th century called “The Favourite,” by Yorgos Lanthimos, which also makes its debut on the Lido.

Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson are paired in the horror movie “Suspiria” by

Ryan Gosling will star as astronaut Neil Armstrong in the world premiere of the movie “First Man” at the 75th Venice Film Festival later this month. (AP Photo/File)

Thailand to host 2018 Miss Universe pageant Bangkok (AP) — Thailand will host the 2018 Miss Universe beauty pageant, organizers said last week.

The Miss Universe Organization said in a statement that it has granted “sole proprietorship” to a Thai investment firm to host the pageant this December.

Thailand has hosted the competition twice before, most recently in 2005, when it was won by Miss Universe Thailand’s Aniporn Chalermburanawong caused a stir at the 2015 Miss Universe contest when she appeared in a tuk-tuk dress. (AP Photo/File)

Canada, Natalie Glebova. She afterward settled in Thailand.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha welcomed the organizers’ choice of Thailand.

“It’s a good thing that their officials see Thailand’s potential,” Prayuth said. “If we can organize it and there are no problems with various agreements, then the government is happy to support it.”

Prayuth said the Ministry of Tourism and Sports would be responsible for overseeing the event and arranging details of how it will be organized.

Organizers said Miss Universe 2018 will be a threehour event broadcast live on Dec. 16.

Luca Guadagnino, who earned acclaim for last year’s “Call Me By Your Name.”

Among other films being shown for the first time are “Roma,” Alfonso Cuaron’s first film since “Gravity;” Mike Leigh’s “Peterloo,” about an 1819 massacre in northern England; and “Sunset” by Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, who captured the 2016 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with “Son of Saul.”

Debuting out of competition for the Golden Lion are Bradley Cooper’s “A Star is Born,” in which he stars alongside Gaga, and the police abuse drama “Dragged Across Concrete” with Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn.

Golden Lions for career achievements will be presented to British actress Vanessa Redgrave and Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg at the festival, which runs through Sept. 8.

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Syd Arthur: ‘Apricity’ mott@pattayamail.com A wonderful group, the members of Syd Arthur named the band after two of their major influences; Syd Barret of Pink Floyd and Arthur Lee of Love and this shines through in their music. Everybody has influences, and in musical terms these are two of the finest.

Formed in Canterbury, Kent, in 2003 by the brothers Liam and Joe Magill, the band soon added Fred Rother on drums and completing the line-up was one Raven Bush on violin, son of John Calder Bush, brother of Kate.

Gigging regularly in the south of England they released their self titled debut

in 2006 and have since released “On an On” in 2012, and then “Sound Mirror” in 2014. Each album has been a significant step further along their musical journey and they have kept their growing group of fans happy by releasing several EP’s along the way.

Now we have “Apricity”, released in 2016 and the largest leap forward between albums. Sadly, after more than twelve years together, Fred Rother had to vacate the drum stool due to tinnitus, so filling the void on this album and keeping it in the family was Josh Magill. A very good job he does too, not missing a beat.

It is very hard to describe Syd Arthur’s sound except to say it’s very good. It’s psych-pop-rock with elements of jazz and although many of the songs are plaintive, some by contrast are very cheerful. There are

influences of British progressive goup Van der Graf Generator plus some of Dave Gilmour’s solo material, all given the Syd Arthur’s positive stamp.

Syd Arthur from Canterbury, UK.

The album opens up with the title track, introducing us to Liam Magill’s hypnotic vocals and with the band following him strongly. It’s awash with keyboards, subtle but vibrant violin, militant drumming from newest family member Josh and pumping bass lines from Joe Magill.

Once you’re settled into the

Art of illusion: Face paint transforms Serbian makeup pro Darko Vojinovic Smederevo, Serbia (AP) — It took Mirjana Milosevic less than an hour to transform into a zombie. The Serbian makeup artist also can turn into a skeleton or a genie and make body parts disappear.

Milosevic, 36, has attracted fans around the world for the illusions she creates on and with her own body. She records the whole process and posts videos on YouTube and social networks under the professional name Kika.

Milosevic creates her videos, which have gotten millions of views, in a studio in her home in the central Serbian town of Smederevo. There, in front of a dressing table and surrounded by mirrors, she picks the tools that will immerse her in a new role.

With makeup pencils, brushes and face paints, Milosevic slowly creates an image that completely changes her appearance.

Flawless black lines appear as contours, then symbols resembling neck tattoos. An outline colored in with white becomes a mask that reveals hollowed-out and sharp teeth.

A zombie is born.

Her signature skin illusions take longer, Milosevic says. She puts in days of contemplation and planning, followed by hours and hours of work, to put a hollow in her stomach or to appear without a head.

Serbian make-up artist Mirjana Milosevic, known professionally as ‘Kika’, looks at her transformation in a mirror in her studio at her home in the central Serbian town of Smederevo, Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The artist says she always liked to draw, but never on paper. As a young girl, Milosevic drew on walls, tables and her legs and arms.

“My parents say I learned to draw before I could walk,” Milosevic said.

Milosevic says her favorite self-imposed illusion is the ‘Wooden Puppet Doll’ — a blue-haired doll with a string for a stomach and wood body parts — that in 2016 won her an award sponsored by makeup brand NYX and opened doors.

“The wooden puppet changed my life,” she said.

Syd Arthur sound, the band break off to deal with diverse topics such as happiness, sorrow, evolution, coal mining, science fiction, and the dangers of the sun, with the positive and negative emotions being doled out in equal portions. Perhaps listening a little bit too much to Nick Drake?

The music never fails to deliver the songs subject matter, although that can at times make it a little difficult to follow. The song “Seraphim”, however, serves up everything that is good in Syd Arthur lyrically and musically and I feel sure is destined to become a classic.

This marvelous band have

been flying just under the musical radar for more than a decade but I’m sure that 2018 will see them get much more recognition. The world needs a new Pink Floyd.

Album Rating: 5 Stars Syd Arthur: Liam Magill - guitar & lead vocals Joe Magill - bass guitar Josh Magill - drums Raven Bush – violin Track List: Apricity Coal Mine Evolution Into Eternity No Peace Plane Crash in Kansas Portal Rebel Lands Seraphim Sun Rays Note: Written By Mott The Dog, who can be found at Jameson’s The Irish Pub, Soi AR, North Pattaya.

Artist to auction sculpture of late Tham Luang Cave diver to assist family An independent Nakhon Pathom artist has sculpted a likeness of former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Kunan to be auctioned off on behalf of his family after he lost his life during the recent operation to save the Moo Pa Academy youth football team stranded in Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai province.

The clay sculpture was made by Krisana Napulphol and was named “My Hero” in honor of the sacrifice of Saman Kunan.

The artist explained that he had known the former Thai Navy Seal from cycling events and that he was shocked to hear of his death.

The sculpture is based on a photograph of Saman that Krisana found while mourning the passing of the rescuer raising a fist in triumph following the discovery of the 13 members of the youth football team. Krisana said he was inspired by Saman’s eyes and demeanor in the photo.

The artist has also sculpted likenesses of the commander

Artist Krisana Napulphol holds a sculpture of former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Kunan at his studio in Nakhon Pathom.

of the rescue operation, chairperson of the Thai Water Well Association and of Thai Navy Seals. He is to assemble the sculptures for

display at his personal gallery as well as auction several pieces so that he may forward proceeds to Saman Kunan’s family. (NNT)

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Insurance 101 for Expats It was all about insurance at the weekly PCEC meeting July 29. Jack Levy, M.A. (Hons) M.L.I.A., originally from Scotland is the Managing Director of Macallan (he said he named it thus after his favorite whiskey) Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. He had labeled his topic as: This idiot’s guide to insurance in Thailand. Jack gave a generally light-hearted look at insurance over his last 28 years in Thailand as an insurance agent and broker, with a sprinkling of true stories, happy and not so happy endings, and lots of personal experiences thrown in for good measure.

none. Testament to this is the large number of clients who have trusted him with their insurance business for many years.

Jack started the talk with a mini disclaimer of his own.

Talking without any overhead visual aids and reading from a book of notes, he said this was necessitated by the fact that he sometimes has short term memory loss; the result of a brain tumor in 2015 when the expected outcome was only 2 months to live. Needless to say, he overcame that hurdle.

Although the bulk of his talk centered on Auto/bike insurance he did touch

Long time Pattaya Insurance Broker Jack Levy advises the PCEC about insurance in Thailand along with some do’s and don’ts. With a little “tongue in cheek”, he referred to his talk as the “Idiots Guide to Insurance in Thailand.”

Jack Levy answers questions from the audience after his presentation about insurance in Thailand.

PCEC member Judith Edmonds reminds members to bring their membership card to the next meeting since it will be the first one of the coming month. This means there will be a drawing for a free breakfast and reminding everyone you must show a current membership card to participate.

Jack has been involved in insurance since 1981 when he joined the industry in his home country. In 1990 when the industry laws changed, making it almost impossible to make a living as an agent, he moved to Pattaya and has been here ever since. He says he loves it here being evidenced by his 5 Thai wives (not all at once). He said this makes him the longest serving expat insurance person in the city.

He has gathered up an unrivalled amount of local knowledge about Thai and international insurance procedures along the way. His experience is second to

briefly on health and home as well. Jack gave the usual list of road insurance requirements explaining the difference between each level as well as the mandatory insurance required by the government. He specifically pointed out that in Thailand, the insurance goes with the vehicle, not the driver. Thus, the vehicle remains insured so long as the driver is properly licensed.

Further, unlike many countries, if you have vehicle insurance in Thailand, it does not cover you when you drive a different vehicle. The highlights of his comments on vehicle insurance came with 3 very strong experience coated warnings.

First, put your insurance policy or at least a copy of it in your car. You won’t know who to call without it. Second, if you get into an accident don’t do anything but call the number in your policy. Don’t argue with the policeman or any others involved in the accident. Wait for your agent to come and let him handle the whole thing at the scene. While waiting take many pictures and if you can, get the name and contact information of any witnesses (or if possible, take a photo of their ID card). And thirdly, don’t drink and drive, as it is not worth the consequences. If at the accident, even if you think it was 100% the fault

of the other driver, be willing to take an offer by the officers at the scene to assess the blame at 50/50. That is equal to a no blame clause insurance wise in Thailand, with each person’s insurance covering the repair costs to their own vehicle.

Health insurance is needed in Thailand because most private hospitals will require cash before commencing treatment (other than stabilizing the patient). Many will ask the patient to pay up front or at least offer a credit card to guarantee service. If you have insurance coverage in Thailand, they will want to check your card to see what the limits of your

have the responsibility to do so, if you need help with a claim, a good one will always try and help you in times of dispute.

Insure your house for the replacement value of the house remembering that the price paid for the property included the land which can’t burn and needn’t be insured. He cited as an example, a 10 million baht property might be insured for about 7.5 million.

The session ended with some specific questions and a promise that Jack would hang around awhile to answer questions. Jack is also a dedicated supporter of the Care for Kids and Royal

MC Roy Albiston presents the PCEC’s Certificate of Appreciation to Jack Levy for his presentation on the basics of obtaining and need for insurance coverage in Thailand; health, vehicle, and home.

policy are and will contact your insurance company to verify coverage and that the insurance will pay. In this respect, Jack mentioned that his reputation among the hospitals is such that they will accept his “word” that a person has insurance and the treatment is covered.

People without insurance are often charged less than those with, which is one factor contributing to higher and higher insurance costs.

Although a broker does not

British Legion Thailand charities. He is currently married to Jintana with two children, Shoshanah and Macallan.

The meeting concluded with MC Roy Albiston bringing everyone up to date on upcoming events which was then followed by the Open Forum where members and guests can ask questions or make comments about Expat living in Thailand and their activities or to subscribe to their weekly newsletter, visit www.pcec.club.

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Paul O’Mahony wins 20th Annual C

“Going once, going twice...”

Jesters Care for Kids Charity Chairman Woody Underwood addresses the audience and thanks the golfers and sponsors for their support of the Jesters Charity.

The winner of the 20th Annual Canadian Jackalope Open Charity was Paul O’Mahony who shot 44 points off of his 24 handicap.

The First Division winner and past back to back Champion, everyone’s favourite gentleman on the course (and about town), Simon Philbrook with 39 points.

The winner of the low gross this year was Dave Stockman who shot a very respectable 76 off the stick.

Tom Gingerich won the Second Division with a very respectable 40 points.

82 total golfers set out on a somewhat overcast day with the threat of rain not far away, but although it threatened the rain did not start until shortly after the last golfer putted out and headed to the clubhouse.

As usual with a shotgun start the men’s locker room was a tad busy, but those who had to wait had the chance to sample some of the available Moosehead nectar that was supplied for the event by a generous donor.

The buffet was started at 4:45pm after everyone was seated, and all agreed that the chef and his team of cooks and helpers outdid themselves this year as there wasn’t a belly that was left unfilled.

Plates cleared, drinks poured and the emcee for the night, wearing something out of the ordinary for him (but normal for most human beings), mounted the stage and began his soliloquy.

After greeting all the golfers, their friends and family members the technical prize giving commenced, and right out the gate the long drive trophies were mistakenly given out as nearest the pin trophies.

A quick return of the trophies and then order was restored.

A long list of people with the longest drives and nearest pins for all 5 divisions were rewarded with a 20th Anniversary Canadian Jackalope Open Charity trophy and a gift certificate from yet more generous sponsors.

During his speech the emcee did pause long enough to release the statistics up to date and it was discovered that in the 20 years of Jackaloping there have been 2,159 golfers who have played in the tournament over the years (over the decades is starting to be more the descriptive word).

Of those 2,159 golfers all have had 4 shots at a hole in one, and indeed there was a fantastic prize for a hole in one at this 20th Anniversary, some did mention a new car, a Toy Yoda (must be a new model), but alas, as with the 2077 golfers before them, no one was able to hit the bottom of the cup.

That makes for a number of attempts at an elusive hole in one standing at 8,636 tries, with no success. Perhaps next year.

After the technical prizes were finally all sorted out it came time for the flight winners, and as always the emcee started with ‘Ladies First’, being the gentleman he is.

Mark Gorda’s 60th birthday Sunday, Aug. 5 at The Haven raised the tidy sum of 35,000 baht for charity.

Added to the funds previously raised at the Jackalope it made the final tally for the Charity, Fountain of Life, and Camillian Centre 235,000.01 baht ... and 2 paper clips.

Bernie Morris came in with 40 points and won the Third Division.

Michael O’Hallorhan, who flew in from Malaysia to attend the event, won the wascally Rabbits Division.

The Champion in the Ladies Division this year was Nutrada Moungrhunga with 34 points.

Runner up in the Ladies Division was Janthorn Kuanha with 30 points.

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Canadian Jackalope Charity Open Runner up in the Ladies Division (handicap 0-36) was Janthorn Kuanha with 30 points. The Champion in the ladies division this year was Nutrada Moungrhunga with 34 points. Both received trophies and gift certificates, with the winner also the recipient of a bottle of champagne that was flown in the night before from Seoul, South Korea just for the occasion. Well don Nutrada.

On to those wascally Rabbits Division (handicap 29 - 36), where the runner up this year was Dale Ironmonger with 27 points, narrowly avoiding a tie with the winner, Michael O’Hallorhan who flew in from Malaysia to attend the event.

Once again both received 20th Anniversary Jackalope trophies, gift certificates for restaurants in Pattaya or Bangkok, with O’Hallorhan also picking up a bottle of Gold Ghost vodka kindly donated by Gary Livings.

Third division (handicap 23-28) saw Mic James in third place with 32 points, Jason Manley, winner of the last two Jackalopes in a row, coming in second with 39 points, narrowly losing to Bernie Morris who came in with 40 points, and as winners they all picked up the 20th Anniversary trophies, the gift certificates, and Morris was also awarded a bottle of Crown Royal for his efforts, also flown in from Korea just for the event.

Second division (handicap 14-22) had R. Hoey with 39 points losing on countback with 19 points on the back nine, to past champion Tommy Thompson who managed 22 points on his inward nine, with the players placing third and runner up respectively. The winner of the Second Division was Tom Gingerich, who has been away from the Jackalope for several years, winning his division with a very respectable 40 points. All were rewarded with trophies, gift certificates, and a fine bottle of Crown Royal going to Gingerich for a tight win in the division.

First division (handicap 0-13) was also a very tight competition between those golfers who can boast of low or even single digit handicaps. In third place with a respectable 37 points was Todd Moren, with Mark Wood coming in second place with 38 Stableford points. The winner and past back to back Champion, everyone’s favourite gentleman on the course (and about town), Simon Philbrook with 39 points. Once again the 20th Anniversary trophies, and gift certificates were given to all with Simon Philbrook receiving a pound of Thai coffee donated by Sawasdee Cup, and a bottle of fine single malt scotch brought in all the way from Doha, Qatar just for the occasion.

The winner of the low gross this year was Dave Stockman who shot a very respectable 76 off the stick and was rewarded with the usual trophy and gift certificate, but these prizes were in a roll away bag, and the 18 year old Chivas Scotch Whisky along with the bag of coffee was gratefully received.

The winner of the 20th Annual Canadian Jackalope Open was Irish lad Paul O’Mahony who shot 44 points off of his 24 handicap. He became the first winner from the Emerald Isle and received his trophy, bag of Thai coffee, and another rollaway bag with a 21 year old bottle of Johnnie Walker Scotch, again brought in all the way from Doha for the occasion. He also has his name added to the perpetual Jackalope trophy to go along with all previous winners.

There were also other awards throughout the course of the awards ceremony, with Simon Philbrook winning

Mark Gorda, emcee and tournament organizer, thanks John Emerson for his invaluable help in running the tournament.

Jack Levy with his Royal Salute and exercise bike raffle prizes.

(L to R) Mark Gorda and Jack Levy reward the longest first putt prize, donated by Jack’s Macallan Insurance, to winner Bill Collis who kindly donated 5,000 baht directly to the donation box.

Tournament help was gratefully received from Woody Underwood, Bill Freeman and Bernie Tuppin.

nearest the marker entitling him to a free bottle of ‘Top Shelf’ liquor compliments of the world famous Misty’s A Go-Go bar on the equally famous Pattaya Walking Street.

The winner of the keg donated by Misty’s A Go-Go turned out to be none other than Suwanna Smalley who managed to nudge her ball down the fairway to within 6 feet of the marker to claim her prize, making her husband’s eyes light up like fireflies!

On to the now famous 50/50 with this year’s prize list the Jackalope’s best in the 20 years of their tournament, with 5 golf bags and several bottles of premium liquor all donated by the kind donors without whom the Jackalope would struggle to continue.

After the golf bags and liquor were claimed, it was on to the grand prizes, which included an exercise bike kindly donated by Seara Sports Systems, and the winner had better use it!

Next a free car rent for a month courtesy of Jon Fox at Q Cars, followed by a lovely holiday in Koh Chang’s five star Nirvana Resort donated by Richy Rhodes. The penultimate prize was a two day stay at a 5 star Riverside Bangkok Hotel, kindly donated by the good people at Anantara Vacation Club.

Finally, the restless crowd waited with bated breath as the winner of the cash prize was announced. The 50/50 draw raised 165,000 baht, and the winner of the loot,

Neil Sandilands, after some confusion created by the emcee, donated his 83,000 directly back to the charity.

The donation box netted a further 27,011 baht and 2 paper clips (thanks for that whoever gave everything they had to give), raising the amount raised to 192,011 baht.

Add to that the amount of money made off of private donations, and the total raised at the 20th Anniversary of the Canadian Jackalope Open equaled a nice round sum of 200,000.01 baht.

At Mark Gorda’s 60th birthday party two nights later at The Haven, in lieu of presents he put out the donation box once again and raised the tidy sum of 35,000 baht.

Added to the funds previously raised at the Jackalope made the final tally for the Charity, Fountain of Life, and Camillian Centre 235,000.01 baht, and 2 paper clips.

Thanks to Jack from Macallan Insurance not only for his 10,000 baht directly to the charity, but also to Bill Collis who kindly donated 5,000 baht directly to the donation box.

A very heartfelt thanks goes out to all of the players, sponsors, the team of hard working individuals behind the scenes that made the day happen with very few hiccups (other than the emcee blowing a few calls), and a special thank you goes out to Khun Mike Mesommonta and his wonderful team of greens keepers, caddies, kitchen and restaurant staff who have made the Jackalope’s 11 years played there run smooth as possible.

2018 Donor List - Macallan Insurance - Ban Chang VFW Utapao Post 12146 - TQ Rock and Roll Bar - Jesters Motorcycle Club - The Haven Hotel - Indian by Nature - Blue Moose Sports Bar and Grill - Tinnies Aussie Pies - Q Car Rentals - Pattaya Mail - Rick Moren - Todd Moren - Neil Sandilands - Dave Merritt - Richard Murphy - Benny Hansen - One Bar Ban Chang

- Anantara Vacation Club - Nirvana Resort Koh Chang - Misty’s A go-Go - ZINC 101 - Up to You food truck - Rich Man Poor Man - Jameson’s Irish Restaurant - Tequila Reef Cantina - Passions Gentlemen’s club - Sawasdee Cup Thai Coffee Company - Fraser’s Family Restaurant - Flying Farangs Ice Hockey Team - Luc and Soda Lefreniere - Ghost Vodka and Black Rat Cider - Mark Gorda - Seara Sports Systems - Brad Sproxton

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Vietnamese beauty queens visit Avani Pattaya

Somsak Tanruengsri, General Manager of AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa, welcomed Miss Vietnam Universe Ambassador 2018, Miss Mai Thi Ngoc Hiep (7th right) together with the other contestants on their visit to the resort recently.

Hilton Pattaya celebrates Annual Global Week of Service

Dusit Thani Pattaya provides lunch for blind children

To commemorate H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s birthday on 28 July, Neoh Kean Boon, GM of the Dusit Thani Pattaya together with his management team and staff presented morning alms to nine monks from the Djittabhawan Temple. That afternoon the team visited the Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind in Soi Naklua 16 where they presented donations and treated the children to lunch followed by snacks and ice-cream.

Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2018 ends on a high note

Having raised 200,000 baht from the ‘Teddy for Charity’ project, Hilton Pattaya GM Rudolf Troeslter, Montree Sattham, director of human resources for Hilton Thailand, and 30 team members travelled to Ayutthaya province where together with a team from the Habitat for Humanity Thailand they built a greenhouse at Wat Don Lan School. The organic produce from this project will be used for the students’ lunch to ensure that they get fresh and good quality food. In addition, the greenhouse is used as an agricultural learning centre for teachers and students. The team also helped to repair tables, benches and fans in the canteen, donated shoes, stationery and sports equipment.

Vietnamese dignitaries visit Pattana Golf Club & Resort

Vice Admiral Somnuk Preampramot, Commander of the Third Naval Area Command, presided over the prize presentations and closing ceremony of the 15th Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2018 at the resort recently. The festivity was attended by many VIPs, international media and more than 500 sailors and guests.

Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2018 visits Ravindra Beach Resort & Spa

Andrew Cornelio (4th left), Director of Commercial-Pattana Golf Club & Resort welcomed Vietnamese ambassador to Thailand H.E. Nguyen Hai Bang (5th left) together with Dao Truong Luu (3rd right), GM of Vietnam Airlines to the golf club and resort recently.

The beautiful candidates of Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2018 spent a few relaxing days at the Ravindra Beach resort recently. They were spoilt to bits by the effervescent Front Office Manager Patthanamon Ananthiyapath who served them with refreshing drinks followed by a relaxing massage at the Ravindra Spa.

Privy Councillor visits Somewhere Hotel, Koh Sichang

Romance rekindled at Yupin’s

Somewhere Hotel Koh Sichang Manager Jason Eugene Knight (left) was honoured to welcome Privy Council of Thailand, Air Chief Marshall Chalit Pukbhasuk (right) together with his entourage to the resort recently.

Richard and Janet Smith, long-term residents of Pattaya and founders of the Pattaya City Expats Club enjoyed a romantic evening at Yupins Restaurant recently.

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Articles For Sale/Rent As611/01-52/ Pattaya Mail Cartoonist Michael Baird (M.J.B.) has 3 brand new cartoon E-Books out. These and his other 10 cartoon E-Books can be bought from www.amazon.co.uk or www.booksmango.com. You will now be able to see all of Mike’s cartoons in FULL COLOUR. His 3 new Kindle E-Books are “Pattaya Cartoon Memories”, “Ladyboy Book 3” and “Pattaya Unforgettable Memories”. These cartoons are for grownups and would be unique gifts. You never know - You might see yourself in them!

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Pets Pets04/32/ Looking for a good home for my loving 2year old neutered male cat, Charlie. Please contact by text message as sometimes cannot hear ring on phone.

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Please check the pictures on our website or ring Sandra.

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Billy back from the dead The Traveller’s Rest Golf Group Monday, July 30, Khao Kheow Stableford 1st Michael Prideaux (12) 41pts 2nd Bart Bingham (20) 38pts 3rd Don Hawkins (15) 36pts “Today is a holiday” the management at Bangpra said, “and the price is 900 baht extra”. In response we produced an email showing the price they had quoted previously but after 20 minutes of getting nowhere we gave up and drove our group of 24 players over to Khao Kheow instead.

Not everyone was happy with the change of venue and initially one of those was Michael Prideaux, who hasn’t been playing well lately and the layout at Khao Kheow doesn’t normally suit his game. After he wiped the first hole he thought, “this is going to be a long day”, but over the next eight holes he scored twenty one points and shot a further twenty points on the back nine to finish with an incredible 41 points.

Tuesday, July 31, Plutaluang Stableford 1st Daniel Willits (12) 36pts

2nd Bob Cannon (18) 35pts 3rd Gerard Dogge (19) 35pts On Tuesday we visited Plutaluang and played East & South. ‘Lift clean and place’ was the order of the day and under this format you would expect some pretty high scores. Not so today as the best score in came from Danny Willits whose 36 points was enough to beat the field and take top spot.

Wednesday, August 1, Greenwood – Stableford 1st Darren Stanton (14) 38pts 2nd Richard Moore (15) 36pts 3rd Paul West (12) 36pts Travelling up the 331 to Greenwood and not many of us thought we were going to get to play today. The black clouds had rolled in of the mountains and the weather looked ominous. About ten minutes out from Greenwood and the heavens opened up and boy did it rain? We decided to leave the clubs in the van and sit it out for an hour to see if it cleared up.

Miraculously five minutes later the storm passed and fifteen after that we were out on the course.

Due to the wet conditions we once again played ‘lift

Billy Allan.

Daniel Willits.

clean and place’ and with no run on the ball we weren’t expecting any big scores, however if you hit the ball as long as Darren Stanton hits it, you don’t need any run, his drives were 250yards plus and was probably the only one hitting nine irons and wedges into the green?

With support from his handpicked caddy, otherwise known as the “A Team” and only one wipe on his card, Darren cruised to first place with a very impressive 38 points.

The all American boy, Bart Bingham, was out to prove that the U.S of A is still a force to be reckoned with. Still riding on the euphoria of qualifying for the TRGGFerdinand Cup, Bart posted

Thursday, August 2, Phoenix - Stableford 1st Bart Bingham (19) 38pts 2nd Roger Wilkinson (16) 37pts 3rd Daniel Willits (12) 36pts

Irish smiles at Burapha PSC Golf from The Billabong Bar Monday, July 30, Eastern Star Stableford Eastern Star for the first time in years and the thing we all remembered about this course was the greens, which were always very slow and hairy. Well you can forget that now as they are up there with some of the best greens you will ever putt on.

The rest of the course was in great shape also.

With 8 groups playing we got away to an early start under threatening skies and it didn’t disappoint - we got very wet after 2 holes when it really started to come down heavy so we adjoined to the nearest drinks stop for a 40 minute break. And that was the last of the rain it turned out great after that albeit a little wet under foot.

Apart from one golfer who played to one under his handicap the rest of the scores were ordinary to say the least. Bob StAubin took fourth place in the men’s flight with 30 points, third went to Sel Wegner with 31, second spot was filled by Steve Duncan on 32 and the top spot went to Tony Oakes with a fine 37 points.

In the ladies division we only paid 1st and 2nd with Miss Sasicha taking the silver with 31 points and Miss Porn getting gold on 33.

There were four ‘2’s, coming from Bill Marsden, Jeff North, Eddy Beilby and Sandy Chapo.

Friday, August 3, Burapha - Stableford Burapha C and D loops in perfect weather for golf today and just a nice breeze

blowing. The place was crowded due to the Jakalope Open so there was much fun and frivolity going on. The course was in great condition as per usual with fast greens and nowhere could you get a bad lie on the fairways.

What started out as 17 players on the list was eventually buttoned back to 15 as Walking Street struck again. The scores were good and bad with Ramsay Smith taking third spot with 33 points, coming in second with 34 was Ron Gale, and taking the top spot once again was the little Irish fella John Cogan with 37 points.

There were two ‘2’s, coming one of our visiting golfers Andrew Atkinson and the other went to Rick Culley.

a solid 38 points and treated those on the bus to a rendition of the American national anthem.

set up the win with twenty three points going out and nineteen coming back to equal his personal best round.

Friday, August 3, Burapha – Stableford

Saturday, August 4, Pattavia – Stableford

1st Gerard Dogge (19) 40pts 2nd KazuMochidome(11)37pts 3rd John Baxter (19) 37pts Today we played Burapha C & D courses, the weather was clear and the views over Pattaya were amazing. There was also some amazing golf being played and Gerard Dogge was the man doing it. Gerard has set up some great opportunities over the last couple of weeks with high scoring front nines but choked on the back nine.

Today was different and he

1st Billy Allan (20) 37pts 2nd Colin Smith (13) 36pts 3rd Mr. Petur (6) 35pts We finished this week at Pattavia where our members witnessed a true miracle as another resurrection occurred akin to the one that took place over 2000 years ago at the foot of the Mount of Olives. After a long period of lifelessness, Billy Allan awakened from the dead, shook off his crown of thorns, healed his gaping wound and ascended to an almighty victory.

First hole-in-one for Rees PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort Pattaya Tuesday, July 31, Treasure Hill - Stableford Treasure Hill was in very good condition and inviting for a good game. The weather was also nice; cloudy with a nice breeze.

These good conditions motivated Daniel Oshiro who was on fire today and posted 42 points for a deserved win. In second was Neil Harvey with 37 points while Stephen Ford took third with 35, beating Willem Lasonder on count-back.

The near pins went to Daniel Oshiro and Paul Davies.

Thursday, August 2, Khao Kheow - Stableford

Stan Rees (right) celebrates his holeKhao Kheow was our venue for Thursday in-one at Khao Kheow.

and we played the B & C course. It was again a nice day, not too hot and a good breeze.

The course was in very good condition and we played a good round of golf.

Today was a special day as Stan Rees made his first hole-in-one with a brilliant shot on B3.

Two players kept each other in good balance as Paddy Devereux and Tony Wakeling both scored 36 points, but Paddy had a very good back nine with 22 points and took the win. Stuart Banks was third with 34 points.

The near pins were claimed by Dave Smith, Stan Rees and Paddy Devereux.

Stuart Banks, Paddy Devereux and Tony Wakeling.

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Grainger comes good at Navy The Jomtien Golf Society Monday, July 30, Plutaluang Stableford A public holiday today and we were expecting some chaos with all the naval lads playing in five-and six-ball groups but there was no problem at all.

We had seven groups out with the cut at 9-18.2 and 18.3 + in division 2 and played the North and West nines.

The highest score of the day came from Frank Grainger who won division 2 with 39 points. Frank Kelly came in second on 33 and then with 31 points there were three

players fighting for third and fourth places. With a 17/16/ 15 back nine count-back Alan Bissell took third and Ray Daws was adjudged to be fourth, with John Doyle losing out.

Steve Godfrey topped division 1 with 37 points, Paul Butler was second on 34, Shane Tutton claimed third with 33 and Harry Vincenzi was fourth on 32.

Near pins went to (Div 1) Tony Bless, Gabe Dakwa (2) and Steve Godfrey, and (Div 2) Alan Bissell, Kenny Cleckner (2) and Frank Grainger.

The ‘2’s today included nine rollovers in division 2

and Kenny Cleckner (2), Alan Bissell, Andy Oz and Frank Grainger were all happy to share the spoils.

Wednesday, August 1, Crystal Bay Stableford The A course is still closed here and the management have no idea when it will re-open.

We had six groups out with a lower cut at 7-16 and 17+.

We started on the C nine and the greens were a lot slower than normal. Dave Thomas recorded the highest score of the day, winning division 1 with 37 points. Neil Gamble was second one point

Watts takes narrow victory at Crystal Bay PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys Monday, July 30, Crystal Bay C & B – Stableford 1st Robbie Watts (9) 35pts 2nd Tony Robbins (24) 34pts 3rd Peter Allen (29) 34pts The last game of July was played at Crystal Bay under sunny skies, in moderate temperatures and with a stiff breeze blowing, An average group of eleven enjoyed a course that is one of the easier ones we play, so scoring is usually on the high side. For some reason, this was not the case today as scoring was modest at best and most struggled to break thirty points.

Despite not playing to his best, Robbie Watts took first place with thirty-five points while second went to Tony Robbins, whose game continues to improve after his long lay-off, no doubt his generous handicap helps. He recorded a score of thirty-four to beat Peter Allen on count-back.

Near pins were claimed by Takeshi Hakozaki, Geoff Parker, and two to Robbie Watts while shot of the day went to Peter Allen who registered a five-pointer on the C eight hole. He hit a three-wood for his third shot from one hundred and fifty to two hundred yards out, depending on who you ask, the ball ran along the ground for most of its journey up the slope in front of the green and into the hole. You had to be there to appreciate the skill!

In recent months the race for “Golfer of the Month” has been a close run thing, going down to the wire and being decided on the last day. This month was different with Jimmy Carr leading from the front for most of the month and deservedly taking the honors.

Wednesday, August 1, Royal Lakeside – Stableford 1st Michael Brett (15) 38pts 2nd Robbie Watts (9) 35pts 3rd Jimmy Carr (15) 34pts A brand new month of golf began with a rare visit to the beautiful Royal Lakeside course where thirteen Bunker Boys, a good low season number presented for play. As we drove up highway seven rain was falling and the skies ahead didn’t leave much room for optimism about a pleasant days play.

However, as we neared the course the rain stopped, skies brightened and we had yet another day without rain.

The course was in magnificent condition with lush fairways and greens that were a

Jimmy Carr - July golfer of the month.

joy on which to put. As is often the case at here, there was a strong wind blowing which added to the challenge of the course and kept scoring to a modest level.

Jimmy Carr continued on the good form that won him golfer of the month last month to take third place on thirty-four points. Robbie Watts put in a solid performance to take second on thirty-five but the winner on the day was Michael Brett, who despite two wipes and a one-pointer scored thirty-seven on the remaining fifteen holes to take top spot.

Near pins went Geoff Parker (as usual) Takeshi Hakozaki and two to Michael Brett

Steve Godfrey and Kenny Cleckner.

behind while Nik Evans was third on 32 and Paul Butler took fourth with 31.

Stuart Thompson’s 36 won division 2 while Frank Grainger was second on 35, beating Bob Poole on an 18/ 17 back-nine countback.

Shane Tutton completed the podium in fourth with 34 points.

Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Dave Thomas (2), and (Div 2) Steve Harris and Shane Tutton.

Shane Tutton birdied C7 for the only ‘2’ of the day.

Friday, August 3, Eastern Star Stableford It was a perfect day here with a cool breeze throughout the round and the greens as slick as ever, and this was reflected in the scores.

Khalifa Nasser won the top division with 35 points, one ahead of Frank Kelly in second on 34. Paul Butler beat Dave Thomas on a 17/15 back-nine countback for third after they both came in with 32 points each.

Tony Thorne was the top scorer in division 2 with 32 points, Lars Strom was second on 30, John Seton took third with 28 and Glyn Evans placed fourth with a measly 27 points.

Near pins went to (Div 1) Paul Butler, Nik Evans and Paul Young, and (Div 2) Glyn Evans, Steve Harris, Khalifa Nasser and John Seton.

Paul Butler scooped the ‘2’s pot in division 1 and in division 2 Kenny Cleckner and Glyn Evans both birdied the 13th with two rollovers.

Local knowledge no obstacle for Lodge The Tara Court Golf Society

Friday, August 3.

Khao Kheow B & C – Stableford 1st Stuart Brown (9) 39pts 2nd Geoff Parker (14) 37pts 3rd Michael Brett (15) 37pts A very good low season number of fourteen golfers turned up for the last game of the week at Khao Kheow Country Club. The course was in its usual fine condition but a very strong wind made play more difficult than normal and even though many of the tees had been moved forward it had little overall effect.

The winner was Stuart Brown, who despite a little hiccup managed to post an excellent score of thirty-nine points. Geoff Parker came with a late rush with two birdies and a par in the last three holes to take second place on count-back from Michael Brett, both with thirty-seven points.

Near pins went to Peter Allen, Takeshi Hakozaki, Raleigh Gosney, and Neil Carter.

Teddy Lodge.

Tuesday, July 31, Nass Golf Club Stableford We had the second leg of our Irish Tour here today at beautiful Naas Golf Club outside Dublin. In weather which is still more like Thailand than Ireland we had another very enjoyable day with many of our friends from different parts of the emerald isle again joining us.

Despite the fact that there has been virtually no rain here in Ireland for months the course, although dry and hard, was still in very good condition.

We had some very good golf here on a layout which is not easy and even more so today as it was difficult to judge distance with the run on the ball.

It seems like some of our friends play better on a course which they are not familiar with, maybe it is because they

are just hitting in hope rather than thinking they know what they are doing as our two top players were playing here for their first time. Teddy Lodge came out on top with an excellent thirty eight points and John Rush came second with thirty seven and for both of them it was their first time here. Brian Lawlor, who is a member here, took the third place with thirty four points.

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Olah shines at St. Andrews PSC Golf from the Pattaya Links Golf Society Monday, July 30, Treasure Hill – Stableford A Flight 1st Toby Glass (16) 35pts 2nd Colin Service (17) 34pts 3rd Maurice Roberts (13) 34pts 4th Wayne Peppernell (16) 31pts B Flight 1st John Anderson (29) 34pts 2nd Mike Tottenham (21) 34pts 3rd Alan Walker (27) 33pts 4th Paul Chesney (21) 33pts It was back to Treasure Hill after an absence of just 10 days and as we drove in, the car park was almost overflowing. Then realizing it was a public holiday we resigned ourselves to having a slow day, but as it turned out we got around in 3hrs 40 mins.

The course, as usual, was in splendid condition. The rough worried some as it is thick bladed grass and can grab the club and throw out the intended direction of the ball.

Toby Glass showed the way for the A flight and became the nearest to playing to handicap with 35 points, the best score of the day. Colin Service gave himself a week away from golf, but today he came out fighting to score 34 to take second on countback from the now consistent Maurice Roberts, while Wayne Peppernell rounded out the podium on 31 points.

In B flight, 34 points turned out to be a good score this day and two players managed that. John Anderson scraped into first place on a countback over Mike Tottenham, going to the last six to separate them. Since getting back to Pattaya a couple of weeks ago, Alan “ Rev” Walker has been in the placings in each game he’s played, so with 33 points he just edged out Paul Chesney in yet another countback.

Toby Glass (center) with Graeme Dunn and Dave Arataki.

Four near pins out and all were claimed by Paul Chesney (2 and 6), Paul Smith (13), and Greg Proctor (17).

Best consolations nines by non-winners came from Len Jones (front, 17pts) and Stu Brown (back, 18pts)

Wednesday, August 1, St. Andrews 2000 Stableford 1st Michael Olah (18) 40pts 2nd Wayne Peppernell (16) 39pts 3rd Simon Niven (12) 38pts 4th Geoff Wallace (16) 36pts 5th Merle Humphreys (21) 36pts Twenty-four excited players arrived at this course, checked in and were ready to go. This course is a good and challenging layout and maintained in beautiful condition but today it was disappointing to find many greens having problems with some fungus.

We played one flight (five places), with Michael Olah heading the list after scoring a terrific 40 points and holding off a fast finishing Wayne Peppernell, the latter bagging 20 points on the back nine to take his tally to 39.

Simon Niven did well for his first time at this course in 3

years to have 38 points, and then came three players on 36 points who had to be separated by countback.

Geoff Wallace got the nod for fourth, beating Merle Humphreys while Colin Service just missed the last place of five.

Near pins went to Kevin LaBar (3), Garry Bright (5), Colin Service (10), and Paul Garvey (19), no, not a typo!

Hole 17 was closed and we used the alternate par 3 (19).

Phil Davies and Dave Arataki took the consolation awards with 19 and 18 points respectively on the front and back nines.

Friday, August 3, Greenwood Stableford 1st Maurice Roberts (13) 39pts

Michael Olah.

2nd Merle Humphreys (21) 39pts 3rd Paul Chesney (21) 39pts 4th John Anderson (29) 39pts We played A & C nines from the yellow tees, as there had been some rain about and reports of soft fairways. However, even though we played “lift, clean and place” on fairway, there was still good roll, with the ball picking up some mud only occasionally.

It’s a pleasure to putt on these greens, as they nearly always have some pace and roll truly. The greens have had recent coring and sanding, but have come up a treat.

There was a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard on 39 points. Maurice Roberts, after once again retiring with that back problem two days before, bounced back to have the best back nine (C) of the four to win the first countback from Merle Humphreys, who had his last round before going home to the USA. Paul Chesney did enough to win the third spot after the countback here went to the last 6 holes, relegating the in-form John Anderson to fourth.

Near pins were claimed

by Simon Niven (A2), Masa Sugaya (A6), Toby Glass (C3), and David Marshall (C6).

For non-winners the best front nine came from Greg Proctor (22pts) and on the inward half it was Paul Smith with 19 points.

Field goes one better at Greenwood PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

(From left) Alex Field, Kevin Smith and Patrick Poussier.

Monday, July 30, Mt. Shadow Stableford 1st Patrick Poussier (30) 37pts 2nd Alex Field (19) 37pts 3rd Craig Duncan (12) 36pts 4th Keith Buchanan (14) 35pts Near Pins: Steve Younger, Alex Field, Kevin Smith Long Putts: Kevin La Bar (2) We had nineteen golfers turning out to take on a tough but good course in Mountain Shadow. This is a favourite amongst our golfers and with reasonable pricing it is no wonder. The course, as per usual, was in real good nick; fairways had been mowed and cleaned, bunkers were raked and

generally speaking we were in for a good game of golf!

The weather was on the good side of golfers, not too hot and a gentle breeze made things a bit better than normal.

We played one division with four places all novelties would be in play. We played from the white markers which suited most of the players on the day.

Patrick Poussier and Alex Field set the scene alight, both returning 37 points apiece. It was down to the count back to separate the two of them and Patrick just got the nod ahead of Alex.

Third place went to Craig Duncan and Keith Buchanan completed the podium in fourth.

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Thursday, August 2, Greenwood Stableford A-Flight (0-20) 1st Alex Field (19) 38pts 2nd Sal Brizzi (4) 36pts 3rd Paul Hack (11) 36pts B-Flight (21+) 1st Rocky Lawson (21) 34pts 2nd Jerry Dobbs (22) 33pts 3rd Kevin Smith (30) 32pts Near Pins: Sal Brizzi, Jayson Schembri, Rocky Lawson, Alex Field.

Long Putts: Patrick Poussier, David Marshall Two buses and a couple of cars were to take us out to Greenwood GC, and as per usual we were not disappointed in what we got on the day. Weather conditions were ideal; overcast for most of the day, we had a little bit of sun but most importantly

Rocky Lawson.

there was no rain. We played A & C Courses in that order and attacked the course from the yellow tees.

As usual the course was in great nick and there were no complaints about the price either. We played 2 flights today with all novelties in play.

A-Flight saw Alex Field get on top of things, returning a very tidy score of 38 points to take first place. Second and third went to the count back and it was an easy to decide as Sal Brizzi had the better back nine to Paul Hack’s inward half.

B-Flight had Rocky Lawson take first place by the slightest of margins with 34 points. Second home was Jerry Dobbs only the solitary shot back and third onto the podium was Smithers Kevin Smith also a solitary shot behind Jerry.

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Sullivan edges Coghlin for the mug PSC Golf from the Tropical Golf Group Tuesday, July 31, Royal Lakeside – Medal Just what makes the hour long drive with tolls so enticing when so many courses are so much closer to home? It just must be that when we make the trek to these courses we do so with confidence that the course will be presented in great condition with well grassed fairways, fair rough and consistent greens. Top that off with a fair price to walk and you have a day that is hard to beat. So with this being our Monthly Medal, four groups headed out to play the game in its purest form; count all the strokes, no picking up, and subtract your handicap in hopes of turning in the best “Net” score of the day.

After arrival our groups were soon out on the course under fantastic weather and course conditions. The course presented excellent fairways, well maintained bunkers and greens running at “10” on the Stimpmeter.

With no delays during the round, the pace of play was excellent, and for the second week in a row, the cards were all in, and after a drink in the clubhouse, all were on the road back to Pattaya by 3:00 p.m.

On this day, it must be said that the players won over the course with 10 out of the 15 players meeting or beating their handicap and 7 of those having scores in the 60’s. With two players recording net 64’s, the winner of the July mug with a net 30.5 on the back 9, was Alan Sullivan (c/h 15) over Mick Coghlan (23), recording net 32.5 on the inward 9. They were followed to the podium by Gordon Clegg (27), net 65; Andre Van Dyk (17), net 66; Colm O’Donovan (21), net 67; and Mashi Kaneta (16), net 68, excellent scoring under excellent conditions by all.

Friday, August 3, Emerald – Stableford With small numbers today we arrived to a near empty parking lot, a sizable line-up of caddies and carts, and no crowd

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easy drive back to Pattaya, we were soon ready for the presentation.

Maybe due to the difficulty of Emerald, complicated a bit by the early weather problems, the scores this day were a bit lower than usual for this group. The ever steady John Davis (c/h 12) topped the podium with a solid 35 points followed by Don Carmody (33) and Mashi Kaneta (15) turning in 33 points to take 2nd and 3rd respectively. Best 9 hole scores for those not on the podium were by Dick Warberg and Mick Coghlan.

Monthly mug winner Alan Sullivan (right) with event sponsor Bill Jones.

near the first tee. Most took advantage of the 1350B “All In” deal and our groups were headed down the first fairway well before our scheduled tee time.

The course was in reasonable condition, carts allowed on the fairways, no “Ball in Hand” in force, and seemingly it was a great day ahead. But wait a minute, with all groups started and spread across the first three holes the heavens opened up with a heavy shower. The sky didn’t appear that this would last long and so it was. The rain stopped as quickly as it had started but it returned 15 minutes later and we were forced to dash back to the shelter of the clubhouse.

Twenty minutes later the rains stopped once more and we decided to carry on, soaked shirts, shorts and all. It was a good decision as the course drained quickly and with drops for casual water allowed, play proceeded at a reasonable pace. Showered and changed, cards collected and after the

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Hall wins Women’s British Open for 1st major title

England’s Georgia Hall kisses the trophy after winning the Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, in Lytham, England, Sunday Aug. 5. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)

Lytham St. Annes, England (AP) — Named in honor of a famous Masters victory, Georgia Hall has her hands on one of the big trophies in women’s golf at the age of 22.

The Englishwoman reeled in long-time leader, Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum in a gripping final-round duel at Royal Lytham to win the Women’s

British Open for her first major title on Sunday.

Hull tapped in for a bogey — her first of the day — at the last hole to clinch a two-shot victory over Pornanong. Hall then hugged her playing partner before being lifted off her feet by her caddie, father Wayne.

Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum in action during day four of the Women’s British Open, Sunday Aug. 5.

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It was fitting that Wayne, a former two-handicapper himself, was on the bag to experience the biggest moment of his daughter’s career.

Georgia was born during the 1996 Masters won by English golfer Nick Faldo at Augusta, Georgia. She was named in honor of that victory, which came after Faldo overcame a six-stroke deficit to Greg Norman in the final round.

Twenty-two years later, Hall is the pride of English golf just like Faldo was. And the way Hall kept her composure and kept producing the shots of her life down the stretch, there might be more major titles to come.

Her round of 5-under 67,

Pattaya batting collapse hands Asian Stars top spot In the final league game of the current season between the top two teams, Pattaya Cricket Club and the Asian Stars faced off at the Thai Polo Ground in Pattaya last Sunday.

The toss was vital and after winning it, Asian Stars captain Dimple had no hesitation in bowling first with the wicket looking very green and juicy following an early morning downpour. And so it proved. Despite two early consecutive sixes from Wez Masterton (17), PCC crumbled in the face of some lively swing bowling led by the excellent Bilal (0/6).

PCC captain Simon Philbrook (21) could only stand at the non-strikers end as partners came and went and the home team slumped to 57/5 at drinks after 15 overs. It did not fare much better after the break either as the hosts were skittled out for a sub-par 93.

Not wanting to roll over, the PCC bowlers immediately applied some pressure of their own as Mo Sheik (1/12) and Ian Liddell (2/ 14) made early inroads. Nishanth and Andy Emery each picked up a wicket and then a controversial moment swung the match.

Mazhar, the opening batsman who was expertly anchoring the Asian Stars innings, cut a ball to backward point where PCC captain Simon belied his years, picked up one handed and threw to the keeper. The quality of the fielding caused confusion between the batsmen as both were stranded

which included six birdies, saw her finish on 17under 271.

“I was loving it deep down, hitting the shots under pressure,” said Hall, who barely showed any emotions all round. “To get six birdies in the final round of a major is not bad.”

Pornanong, flashing her trademark smile was gracious in defeat. “She (Hall) played so amazing today, everything is perfect. Yeah, she is from here and everyone is rooting for her. I’m so happy she won,” said the 28year old Thai.

Hall, who received a check of $490,000, became the first English major winner since Karen Stupples won this event in 2004, and the fourth overall along with Laura Davies and Alison Nicholas.

She followed Stupples and Catriona Matthew — in 2009 at Lytham — as the only British winners of the Women’s British Open since it achieved major status in 2001.

Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand won the low amateur award at the Women’s British Open.

Roared on under blue skies by the large gallery desperate for a home winner, the 39th-ranked Hall started t h e d a y a s h o t behind Pornanong, who led after the second and third rounds.

From the moment Pornanong curled in a long left-to-right putt at the second hole to answer Hall’s 15foot birdie at the first, it had the makings of a duel in the Lytham sun.

And a two-player race for the year’s fourth major was definitely established when both picked up a shot at No. 4 and Pornanong followed Hall in birdying No. 6. That regained a two-shot lead for Pornanong, who had also birdied the par-3 fifth hole.

Hall was always chasing but was given hope when Pornanong bogeyed No. 8 to reduce her lead to one shot. Then, when Hall rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt at No. 13, they were tied for the first time since the first hole.

Hall took the outright lead for the first time in the tournament after a 20-foot putt for birdie at the 16th hole and went down the last with a three-shot lead after Pornanong, ranked No. 97 and also seeking her first major and LPGA title, missed a two-foot putt to make double-bogey at No. 17.

Hall played safe in threeputting from distance in front of Royal Lytham’s storied clubhouse and celebrated her first win on the LPGA Tour. She had never won on the Ladies European Tour, either.

“It is too good to be true,” Hall said. “It was my goal when I was nine to win the British Open. I am so happy.

“I just had to stay calm and patient. It was very close up to the last two holes and I holed all the putts today.”

15-year-old Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand earned the Smyth Salver award as the low amateur at the Women’s British Open.

4 Thai windsurfers head to Asian Games

mid wicket. PCC were certain they had not crossed and that they had the prize wicket they were after, but following a lengthy debate the batsmen decided they had crossed and Mazhar survived....just. He continued until the final runs were scored to finish 53 not out and Asian Stars secured a hard fought 3 wicket victory at 97/7.

It was a somewhat disappointing finale for PCC but they should be proud of their achievements that included memorable victories and notable performances, in particular from Manik who had a magnificent season with the bat.

Four Pattaya-based windsurfers will go for gold at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta this month.

Olympian Siriporn Kaewduang-ngam will lead Thailand’s contingent at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 competition in Indonesia, competing in the RSX competition in which she had medaled in the Southeast Asian games and countless other windsurfing contests.

She will be joined by Nattapong Bhonopparat, who faces stiff competition from China in the male RSX race, and newcomers Boonyarit Sung-ngern and Cholchayacha Chunthonglang competing in the RS One Mix (Under 22) bracket.

Speaking at Suvarnabhumi

Thai windsurfers Eak Boonsawat (left) and Siriporn Kaewduang-ngam (right) will lead the quest for gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games.

International Airport before the team’s flight Aug. 1, trainer Eak Boonsawat said

the athletes said all the athletes were completely ready and totally healthy.

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Crusaders outclass Lions 37-18 for 9th Super Rugby title Steve McMorran Christchurch, New Zealand (AP) - The Christchurchbased Crusaders outclassed the Johannesburg-based Lions 37-18 to win their recordextending ninth Super Rugby final last Saturday.

The Lions, chasing their first title, lost in the final for the third consecutive year, including a 25-17 defeat to the Crusaders in last year’s titledecider in Johannesburg.

The writing was on the wall early for the visiting Lions when the Crusaders neutralized the rolling maul which has been their most reliable

attacking weapon, producing 21 tries. The Lions had their first attempt at setting a maul from a lineout in the 10th minute but the Crusaders pack combined to hurl them back 10 meters.

The Lions had a few other chances in a first half in which they had 70 percent of possession and the same amount of territory but they were thrown back again on each occasion until they were forced to abandon the tactic. Deprived of that platform, which is the bedrock of their game, the Lions had few other attacking ideas.

Coach Scott Robertson,

who performed a breakdance routine in front of his players to celebrate, has led the Crusaders to the title in each of his two years in charge. Last year’s win ended a nine-year title drought, and Saturday’s match was the Crusaders’ first home final in 10 years.

“To do it back-to-back in a style like that is massive,” Robertson said.

“We made the most tackles we have all year, which shows the quality of the game and to do it here for the first time in 10 years was special.”

The Crusaders had the ball only rarely in the first half

Ricciardo to leave Red Bull for Renault at end of F1 season Milton Keynes, England (AP) — Daniel Ricciardo is leaving Red Bull for Renault at the end of this Formula One season.

The Australian driver, who has won seven races since joining Red Bull in 2014, has agreed to a two-year deal with Renault.

Ricciardo says “it was time for me to take on a fresh and new challenge.”

Replacing Carlos Sainz, Ricciardo will partner Nico Hulkenberg at the French manufacturer.

Ricciardo says “there is a lot ahead in order to allow Renault to reach their target of competing at the highest level but I have been impressed by their progression in only two years.”

The 29-year-old Ricciardo is already familiar with Renault, whose engines have powered Red Bull’s cars.

Ricciardo is fifth in the 20-driver standings after 12 of the season’s 21 races.

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia waits in his car during the third free practice session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, northeast of Budapest, Saturday, July 28. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)

Alvarez KO’s Kovalev to win 175-pound title Dan Gelston Atlantic City, N.J. (AP) — Eleider Alvarez rocked Sergey Kovalev with a right that dropped the Russian on his rear.

He never let up in his first shot at the title.

After three years of waiting for a light heavyweight title fight, Alvarez left Kovalev crumpled on the canvas, enveloped by a victory celebration. He dropped Kovalev three times in a brutal seventh round and won the 175-pound championship by knockout at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino last Saturday.

Alvarez ran his record to 24-0 (12 KOs) and sprinted around the ring as Kovalev stumbled back to his corner.

Alvarez got the KO at 2:45 in the seventh as the sellout crowd of 5,642 at Etess Arena went wild for boxing’s newest champion.

“I knew it was my chance and I wanted to take it right now,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez won the WBO light heavyweight title and ended

Sergey Kovalev (left) of Russia, goes down for a second time after a punch by Eleider Alvarez, of Colombia, during the seventh round of their 175pound boxing bout Saturday, Aug. 4, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Kovalev’s latest reign atop the division. Alvarez, who once had surgery on his right hand, found the power in that hand to level Kovalev with a right and send him to the canvas. Alvarez, a Colombian, pounced and pounded away at Kovalev when he beat the 10 count

and knocked him down two more times before referee David Fields ended the fight.

“It was a two (punch) combo that I have been throwing my whole career and we worked on it in camp,” Alvarez said. “I have always practiced that in camp and we thought it would work in this camp.”

Crusaders players celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Lions 38-17 to win Super Rugby final in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Aug. 4.

(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

but scored tries through winger Seta Tamanivalu and fullback David Havili to take a 20-6 lead at halftime, showing the difference in efficiency between the teams.

The Lions, with ball and territory, could do nothing; the Crusaders, with neither, turned every chance into points.

The Lions effectively waved the white flag when they decided to kick for goal from a penalty in the 39th, while trailing 20-3. That was an admission they could no longer rely on the strength which had carried them to the final and, from then on, the outcome of the match wasn’t in doubt.

A try in the 53rd minute to powerful back-rower Cyle Brink brought the Lions back into the match at 23-13, giving them a final shot at victory. But a decision to kick for goal from long range in the 59th - which missed spent the Lions’ momentum and allowed the Crusaders to regroup.

The Crusaders were still operating on 30 percent of possession and less of territory at that point but were kept in the match by the intensity of their defence, and their ability to strike back in an instant.

A line break by flanker Matt Todd, who missed a

crucial tackle on Brink, and contributions by flyhalf Richie Mo’unga and Wallabies flanker Pete Samu, created a try between the posts for replacement scrumhalf Mitchell Drummond and the Crusaders went ahead 30-13.

When center Ryan Crotty was sin-binned, the 14-man Crusaders’ defence yielded a try to hooker Malcolm Marx his 12th of the season - which cut their lead to 30-18.

It was then the Crusaders fully revealed the qualities of a champion team. A man down, they produced a magnificent team try, finished by lock Scott Barrett, to finally crush the Lions resistance.

Havili, Samu, winger George Bridge and Drummond all handled before Barrett crashed over.

Mo’unga added the conversion, his seventh successful kick of the game which lifted his tally to 17 points. He also played a vital role in tries to Tamanivalu, Havili and Drummond as he increased his challenge for the All Blacks No. 10 jersey.

“Everything we threw at them they stopped,” Lions captain Warren Whiteley said. “We threw the kitchen sink at them and they deserve this win.”

Dutch win 8th Women’s World Cup field hockey title London (AP) — Ireland’s first Women’s World Cup field hockey final ended in defeat as the Netherlands retained the title with an emphatic 6-0 victory last Sunday.

Ireland, the second-lowest ranked country in the tournament, were unable to produce a fairy-tale ending at Lee Valley Hockey Center.

Goals from Lidewij Welten, Kelly Jonker, Kitty van Male, Malou Pheninckx, Marloes Keetels and Caia van Maasakker capped a dominant performance from the Dutch as they won the competition for a record eighth time.

The Netherlands team hasn’t lost since the Olympic final two years ago.

This was Ireland’s first World Cup since 2002, and their previous best result was 11th in 1994. Ranked 16th, Ireland topped a group including Olympic champions England and were first into the quarterfinals.

Ireland began brightly but did not manage a shot at goal until the final quarter and the Netherlands, who lifted the trophy on home soil four years ago, soon showed their superiority.

Welten put Alyson Annan’s team ahead in the seventh

Netherlands’ Malou Pheninckx (right) and Ireland’s Chloe Watkins vie for the ball during the Women’s Hockey World Cup final at The Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, in London, Sunday Aug. 5. (Paul Harding/PA via AP)

minute, turning to hit a powerful shot through a crowded circle and past Irish goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran at the near post.

Jonker found the bottomleft corner to double the lead in the 19th, while superb blocks from Irish pair Shirley McCay and Roisin Upton following penalty corners prevented further goals.

The free-scoring Dutch, who registered 29 goals in five matches to reach the final, put the result beyond

doubt with two quick goals in the final stages of the second period.

Tournament top scorer Van Male smashed in her eighth of the competition from close range and, moments later, Pheninckx was allowed too much space to fire the ball high into the net.

Keetels later tapped home a fifth and Van Maasakker adding another from a penalty corner.

Spain beat Australia 3-1 in the bronze-medal match.

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Crusaders Heiden Bedwell-Curtis runs at the Lions defence during the Super Rugby final in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Aug. 4. (AP Photo/ Mark Baker)

Adam Peaty of Great Britain reacts after winning the 100 meters breaststroke men’s final and setting a new world record at the European Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

T.J. Dillashaw (right) kicks Cody Garbrandt during their UFC title bantamweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 227 in Los Angeles, Saturday, Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Ireland’s Deirdre Duke (right) competes for the ball with Spain’s Lola Riera during the semifinal match between Ireland and Spain in the Women’s Hockey World Cup at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, Saturday Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, returns a shot against Donna Vekic, of Croatia, during the women’s finals at the Citi Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 5, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Li Yinhui of China (bottom) plays a shot as she competes with her partner Zhang Nan in their badminton mixed doubles semifinal match at the BWF World Championships in Nanjing, China, Saturday, Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli bats during the fourth day of the first test match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

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King Rama X birthday marked

by Micro car display

Microcar display.

Bangkok City Hall organized a microcar collection showcase to celebrate His Majesty King Rama X’s birthday anniversary.

Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakontee Pattiyakul presided over the opening ceremony.

Micro cars were very popular in the post war period,

affordable with enough performance to be a good city car. For BMW, for example, the Isetta brought the company out of possible bankruptcy as the world economic situation was very tentative.

The exhibition was held in cooperation with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

and Jesada Technik Museum to express the appreciation and loyalty of the Thai people to His Majesty the King.

The exhibition featured a microcar parade with some 100 microcars, minibuses, buses, and limousines at Khon Muang Plaza in front of Bangkok City Hall. (NNT)

VeeDub sets new record with an electric racer Volkswagen set a new record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb last month using its battery-powered I.D. R Pikes Peak racer.

The futuristic I.D. R was driven by French ace Romain Dumas, and the electric machine climbed 19.99 kilometers to the summit in 7m57.148s, 16 seconds quicker than the previous all-time record set by rally champion Sebastien Loeb in 2013; who used a twin-turbocharged petrol V6 Peugeot prototype.

Combining 500 kW electric motors in a lightweight platform weighing in under 1100 kilograms, the I.D. R showed performance to outstrip more than 100 years of petrolpowered machines on the mountain.

Dumas said, “Since this week’s tests, we have known that it was possible to break the all-time record. For it to come off, everything had to come together perfectly – from the technology to the driver. And the weather had to play ball too. “That everything ran so smoothly is an incredible feeling, and the new record on Pikes Peak is the icing on the cake. I still cannot believe that Volkswagen and my name are behind this incredible time.”

The victory is Dumas’ fourth at Pikes Peak, adding to outright victories at the 24

When Nissan first released the GT-R it was a complete show-stopper. The production version of the GT-R debuted at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, launching in the Japanese market on December 6, 2007. The U.S. official launch was seven months later on July 7, 2008.

I have driven the early cars and the performance was just staggering. There was a dial to show how much power you were putting to the front wheels compared to the rear. It became the ‘gold standard’ in saloon car racing, and the GT-R became known as Godzilla, winning everything. In typical form however, CAMS (the guiding body for racing in Australia) then promptly outlawed it!

The new version (for 2021) features a hybrid unibody assembled on ultra-low-tolerance jigs similar to those used in racecar construction. Alcoa aluminum is used for the hood, trunk lid and outer door skins, with die-cast aluminum front shock towers and inner door structures. Outer body panels are stamped using multiple-strike coining process for added rigidity and precision.

The chassis is stiffened with a carbon-composite front cross member/radiator support.

Nissan design boss Alfonso Albaisa has confirmed the next-generation Nissan GT-R will be the “fastest super sports car in the world” when it’s finally introduced in around 2021.

Confirming that the new Nissan GT-R is in the early phase of design and engineering, Albaisa told Brit magazine Autocar that, internally, engineers are yet to decide how much electrification the Japanese supercar will come with, but that it was ‘likely’ to have a hybrid power.

Talking at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, the car-maker’s design boss was supposed to be there to launch the limitedrun $1.4 million-plus GT-R50 by Italdesign but, despite the presence of the new special-edition, was happy to talk about the R35 GT-R replacement.

Interestingly, Albaisa was keen to stress the next GT-R would not take any design cues from the GT-R50.

Nissan’s design chief said that the future GT-R would retain a visual identity that’s unique among cars of its kind and that he was keen to keep the ‘brick’-like stature of the current car.

Godzilla re-born.

Despite the design process being well under way, Albaisa says the final styling of the GT-R is far from approved because serious work can’t begin until key decisions have been made.

Chief among them are decisions by engineers who have yet to finalize the powertrain, which has a knock-on effect on the next Nissan supercar’s all-new architecture.

“The challenge is on the engineer, to be honest,” he said. “We will do our jobs when the time comes to make the car something really special. But we’re not even close to that yet.” (So the other manufacturers can breathe easy – for a short time.)

I have been advised that even if an engineering package was decided this year the extensive development time needed to hone the Japanese supercar would mean an onsale date of 2021, at the earliest.

Whenever it arrives, electrification is almost a no contest if Nissan is to achieve its aim of producing enough power to make the new GT-R the world’s fastest super sports car while meeting emission requirements.

“Whether we go to a lot of electrification or none at all, we can achieve a lot powerwise,” Nissan’s design boss said. “But we are definitely making a new ‘platform’ and our goal is clear: GT-R has to be the quickest car of its kind. It has to ‘own’ the track.

And it has to play the advanced technology game; but that doesn’t mean it has to be electric.”

Helping inspire the next-gen GT-R will no doubt be the twin-turbo 3.0 liter V6 hybrid powertrain that Nissan created — but didn’t use — for its stillborn LMP1 GT-R race car that was set to compete in the 2016 World Endurance Championship before the carmaker pulled the plug on the campaign.

Natter Nosh and Noggin

VW electric racer.

Hours of Le Mans for Audi and Porsche (both owned

by VW these days).

Reflecting on the victory, Dumas said the electric racing car deserves to be viewed alongside Audi’s R10 TDI diesel and Porsche’s all-conquering 919 Hybrid machines which broke the mold at Le Mans.

“The I.D. R Pikes Peak is the most impressive car I have ever driven in competition,” Dumas said.

Volkswagen Motorsport director Sven Smeets said the Pikes Peak achievement represents “a fantastic day for Volkswagen. “The I.D. R Pikes Peak is the most innovative and complex car ever developed by Volkswagen Motorsport,” he said.

The project gives VW an important PR victory as it rebuilds its reputation in the US following its diesel emissions scandal. The push towards electrification is relentless and VW says it will launch a

range of electric cars under its I.D. sub-brand in the near future.

Much has been made of ‘range anxiety’, but this is no different from the fear of running out of fuel with the normal internal combustion engines. With the advancement in battery technology, running out of electricity is much the same as running out of petrol. Currently (like the pun?) there are more petrol stations than charging stations, but that is changing daily. By 20 20 there will be one close to you, if you haven’t already got a home charging station yourself.

The Pattaya car club meets each month at Jameson’s Irish Pub on Soi AR next to Nova Park. The next meeting is on Monday August 13 at Jameson’s at 7 p.m. This is a totally informal meeting

of like-minded souls to discuss their pet motoring (and motorcycling) loves and hates (plus lies and outright exaggerations). Come along and meet the guys who have a common interest in cars and

bikes, and enjoy the Jameson’s specials, washed down with a few beers. Always a fun night. The Car Club nights are only on the second Monday of the month (not every second Monday)!

six cars built to improve its aerodynamics, with a 21,504 cm3 (1,312.3 in3), 200 hp (149.1 kW) inline-four engine. Of the six cars, two survive, one held by the manufacturer and the other belongs to a U.S. collector.

What were these six cars, and what year they were campaigned?

For a free beer at the next car Club meeting (August 13) at Jamesons Irish Pub,

be the first correct answer to email automania@pattayamail .com or viacars@gmail.com.

And in addition, if you are a Pattaya resident, the closest correct answer will win a free voucher for Casa Pascal’s Breakfast BBQ. One local resident wrote back to say he had enjoyed the Casa Pascal BBQ brunch and went so far as to say it is the best breakfast in Thailand. Good luck!

Autotrivia quiz Last week I asked, why did James Watt have a team of horses and what was the significance to the motor industry? That was really too easy as this was the birth of a measurement of power, and so “horse” power became the way to measure power.

So to this week. Please identify this car. It was a race car that broke the world land speed record. It was one of

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Father Ray Special Needs Inaugural Sports Day

The blue team also won several trophies.

Derek Franklin A win for the red team.

From the pool, with love!

It doesn’t really matter who won, they were having fun.

At the beginning of the current school year, the Ministry of Education upgraded the Father Ray Special Needs Father Michael presents the winning trophy to the Center to school status. red team.

This upgrade is due to the high quality of care and education it offers to children with special needs.

The Father Ray School for Children with Special Needs has six grades, 1-6, and each year another grade will be added so the students will have the opportunity to complete the compulsory nine years of schooling.

There are also pre-vocational and vocational training courses, and today the school is attended by approximately one hundred and fifty children and teenagers who are living with autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, physical disabilities and a whole range of learning disabilities.

As with any school there has to be an annual sports day, The marching band. and the inaugural competition took place recently with the children divided into either the yellow, red or blue teams.

The two day event started with a parade of the athletes and sports included athletics, swimming, volleyball, badminton, tug-of-war, petanque and jenga.

Jenga is not a game that is usually seen at major sporting events, but for a child with special needs it takes a lot of concentration and they need to use both their mental and fine motor skills; unfortunately for one little boy who knocked down all the bricks he thought he had won and no one had the heart to tell him he had actually lost the game.

Every single student took part in at least one event, for most the first time ever taking part in a race or a com- The flame bearer, who will petition. The tug-of-war event saw most injuries, with soon represent Thailand several of the larger boys falling on top of their younger, at the Special Olympics. Leading the yellow team.

Jenga, a game a patience and skill.

Winner of the swimming the width.

smaller and skinnier team mates, but no lasting damage.

When the winning team was announced they received as much cheering as the team in second and third place. For these children just taking part makes them all winners.

Without this school most of these children would have nowhere to go. Local schools won’t accept children with special needs, and the majority of parents don’t want to send their children to a boarding school many miles away. Today they have a purpose in life, a reason to get up each morning, but just as important is that they are being educated and they have friends.

More information can be found at www.fr-ray.org or email info@fr-ray.org

Motherly support in the tug-of-war.

Red team cheerleaders.

The athletes.

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Events The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, August 12. Khun Toy (Rachada) from Pattaya Orphanage will talk about, “Fr. Ray and me & my journey with the Foundation”. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. with a buffet breakfast available from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the 4th floor of the Holiday Inn’s Executive Tower, located behind the Holiday Inn’s Bay Tower on Beach Road.

Lodge Pattaya West Winds Summer Party will take place at Siam Bayshore Resort on August 18 with a free-flow bar from 6pm and a full international and Thai buffet at 7pm. There will also be a live band, a raffle and an auction carried out by renowned auctioneer John Collingbourne. Proceeds from the event will go to help many people in the community. Tickets are priced at: 1,500 THB for Adults in Advance or 1,750 THB at the door. 750 THB Children in Advance or 875 THB at the door. Free of charge for children under 8-year-old. Tickets available by emailing: tickets@lpww.com A Joint Chambers Eastern Seaboard networking evening will be held at the Pullman Pattaya G hotel on Friday, August 24 from 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. (last drinks at 8.30 p.m.). Entrance cost is THB 400 on the door for members and THB 800 for non-members. Admission includes free-flow drinks and finger food. For more information send email to greg@bccthai.com.

The Eastern Seaboard Businessmen’s Dinner is a monthly event taking place at the Mantra Restaurant at the Amari Pattaya Resort on the last Thursday of the month. It brings together business leaders from various backgrounds including Automotive, Aerospace, Real Estate, Architecture, FMCG, Electronics, White Goods, Logistics, Recruitment, Legal, Consulting, and others in a relaxed atmosphere. The next event will be held on Thursday, August 30. If you are interested in attending please contact Anuttra.Sukruen@tinfish.co.th.

A Farmers’ Market takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Holiday Inn hotel on Pattaya Beach Road from 10.30 am - 3.30 p.m. Products range from wellness items, jewelry, freshly prepared food, organic vegetables and fruits. The next market will be held August 11.

A stamp market is held every Sunday from 10.00 a.m. till 3.00 p.m.at Rahnpintang Moe Kata Restaurant, Panji Place, on Soi Ponphraphanimit 7 (200m from the Bangkok Highway underpass). Here can you exchange stamps from the whole world. Call 089 091 3418 for more information and directions.

Mother’s Day Promotions Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien Pattaya invites you to celebrate Mother’s Day with an extensive International and Seafood Buffet with live cooking stations and live music on Saturday 11th August, THB 1,150++ per person with a glass of soft drink. On Sunday 12th August, share the whole family’s love and appreciation this Mother’s Day with a delicious Traditional Asian and BBQ Buffet featuring Asian favourites and local specialities at THB 999++ per person. All mothers will receive complimentary fresh jasmine tree as a special gift. Twist restaurant offers dining experience with family in a relaxed and casual atmosphere from 6.00 pm – 10.30 pm with an exclusive promotion August 11 & 12 - Come 4 pay 3. For more information or reservations, Tel: 033 078 888.

Let your mom put down her pan and saucer for a day and treat her with a special brunch by the pool and the sea at Dusit Thani Pattaya’s “Moms’ Love Brunch”.

Enjoy various delights and live stalls with a walk-around

style buffet at The Bay Restaurant and The Bay Terrace on 12 August 2018 from 11:00 to 16:00. The brunch is priced at only THB 899++ per person and all moms receive a 50% discount when accompanied by her children. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more information and reservations.

Come and celebrate Mother’s Day with the best of traditional home cooking at 609 Kitchen, Renaissance Pattaya Resort & Spa on Sunday, 12th August 2018 from 12 pm – 4 pm, priced at THB960. All moms who join the brunch get a chance to win a special weekend getaway. Treat your mom and book a table now at 038-259-099.

AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa has three great offers for Mother’s Day on August 12. Book for 3 or more persons at Benihana restaurant and mum will receive a complimentary Teppanyaki Salmon with hibachi brown rice. Dine together at Garden Cafe and mums eat free at the sensational barbecue buffet. Bring your mother for authentic Thai cuisine at Sala Rim Nam restaurant and mum dines on the complimentary set menu for the occasion. For more information, please call AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa: 038 412120 or email: pattaya@avanihotels.com, www.avanihotels.com.

Hilton Pattaya invites you and your family to celebrate Mother’s Day with special dining options. Edge restaurant invites you to a Sunday Brunch on August 12 priced at THB 1,500 nett per person and available from 12noon – 3pm, while in the late evening, indulge in a sunset view over the bay and a seafood dinner buffet priced at THB 1,500 nett per person, available from 6pm – 10.30pm. Celebrate a memorable Mother’s Day at Horizon Rooftop Restaurant & Bar with a 3course set menu priced at THB 1,950 nett per person and available from 6pm – 11pm. Special for your mother, get a complimentary Jasmine when dining at Edge, Flare or Horizon on August 12. For more information or reservation, please call +66 (0)38 253 000 or email Bkkhp_fb@hilton.com.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Persimmon Restaurant, Pattana Golf Club & Resort in Sriracha, Chonburi province during August 11-13. Only 699 Baht/4 persons (regular price is 1,350) for “Super Mom” set. Special for AIS Serenade member, get 1 free cake when order Super Mom Set. Book your place at 038 318 999 ext. 11238 or email restaurant@pattana.co.th.

Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya invites you to treat your mom like a rock star on Mother’s Day weekend. Offer available anytime from Friday 10 August to Sunday 12 August with a minimum of 4 persons eating. Call 038-426-635 to book or visit www.facebook.com/hardrockcafepattaya.

Dining The Bay Grill & Buffet at Dusit Thani Pattaya: Dine with a sea view and enjoy seafood and meat barbecue accompanied by Thai and international items from soup, appetizers and main courses to dessert for only THB 1200++ per person. Free flowing beverage for additional THB 599++ per person. The Bay is open daily from 18:30 - 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more information and reservations.

Special culinary nights at Persimmon restaurant, Pattana Golf Club & Resort: Pizza Pasta Night on

Tuesday at only 299 Baht or 399 Baht including sangria or wine, customers can choose ingredients for their pasta and pizza. Seafood Night on Wednesday at only 399 Baht, customers can choose varieties of fresh seafood cooked to order in our open kitchen. Carnivore Night on Friday at only 499 Baht offers a free flow chicken, lamb, beef or pork BBQ direct from the charcoal grill.

In addition, for only 100 Baht customers can choose or combine lots of ingredients and level of spiciness to create your own Som Tam, all day, every day. Call for reservation at 038 318 999 ext. 11212/11230 or email restaurant@pattana.co.th.

A new Russian chef and a new Russian singer are featured at Flames, the BBQ restaurant in the beachside water park at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya. Chef Sergei Antonov is preparing Russian specialities every evening in the Flames kitchen, while Roman Balachin is singing Russian and international songs every Friday and Saturday, from 18.00 to 23.00 hrs. Flames restaurant is located on the beachfront of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya. The restaurant is open from 18.00 – 23.00 hrs. Reservations call (038) 714 981.

Big Fish restaurant at Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya enhances its seafood buffet with a Thai marketplace theme: live stations offer traditional Thai cuisine in a unique atmosphere. All you can eat only at THB 400 net per person and enjoy a special welcome drink from the antique jar. Promotion daily from 12pm – 2.30pm. For more information and reservations call 038 930 600 or email to fbsec@siamatpattaya.com.

The Thai Garden Terrace Restaurant offers nightly dining presentations with different themed “all you can eat” buffets at the resort poolside: Monday – Continued on page 35

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The view stretches to Infiniti

There’s money to be made replacing signs in hotels.

What was once the Sheraton is now the Intercontinental Pattaya Resort. The name (and the notices) might have changed, but the welcome from the staff was just the same, I am pleased to say.

The resort is an amazing display of inventive architecture, being built on the side of a very steep “mountain”.

The Infiniti restaurant is about half way down, but unless you are a triathlon competition runner, take the offered buggies everywhere, and which will drop you right at the entrance to the venue.

The restaurant is open on two sides, and on a clear day you can see Alcatraz (or Koh Larn at least). Open to the Bay of Siam you do get a very pleasant breeze coming through. On one side is the open plan kitchen and on the opposite side is the cocktail bar.

For wines, we were very tempted by the Cabernet Sauvignon, Penfolds, Koonunga Hill, South Australia, B. 390/glass or B. 1900 bottle; however, we decided to sample the Cabernet Sauvignon, Reservado, Concha y Toro, Chile, B. 290/glass or B. 1,400 bottle. Give it 10 minutes to breathe and it was very pleasant. (If after ten minutes it is not breathing, give it mouth to mouth!)

Going over the a la carte menu, appetizers, soups pizzas and pastas are all generally less than B. 500, while mains are generally under B. 800. Of course imported Australian steaks are at a premium and a tomahawk steak (the current rage) is B. 1950.

In addition to the normal a la carte menu we also indulged in a special Ultimate Seafood set which contained for the first course, in a wire basket, crab, mussels, oyster, prawns, salmon in Wakame seaweed salad and Alaskan crab legs. These deserve a mention on their own. Huge, the beast must stand 30 cm high at least (and more on that later). This was B. 3,200 for two.

The famous Kurobuta pork.

Watch your fingers on the hot rock.

Seafood on the carousel.

The Ultimate Seafood set begins with chilled seafood served over ice in a wire basket mentioned above and it was followed by the second course called Seafood on Fire. This was presented on a three tier carousel and contained Canadian lobster, river prawn, salmon fillet and calamari with garlic bread on the side.

There is actually another course in the set, but we were too full.

After the magnificent display of seafood we decided to try a couple of the meat dishes (the Dining Out team was four persons that evening) and we began with their “hot rock” Australian beef tenderloin, extra virgin olive oil, roasted garlic and truffle aioli (B. 390). This comes in a special bowl with a metal “rock” which has been pre-heated. Make your cooking time under eight minutes or your rock starts to get too cool. Place the medallions of beef on the rock for around 20 seconds a side. A new twist to a Korean BBQ. Great idea and fun eating.

The other meat dish was the Kurobuta pork cutlet B. 790, judged as of a large size and very tender and enjoyable.

To finish an evening of gluttony we also had a Pizza Margherita, roasted Roma tomato, mozzarella, parmesan and fresh basil B. 370 and was one of the best Margheritas I have eaten for quite some time.

This was an excellent meal in a beautiful setting. A musical duo played in the background and understood what was required to make pleasant, easy listening. Now I mentioned the Alaskan crab legs before, and I have always found that for me, even with the supplied nut-crackers there is too much work for too little return. The helpful waitress took the crab away, dissected it and returned it on a plate ready for eating. That’s service for you!

Perhaps an ideal venue to take guests from overseas.

Highly recommended.

Intercontinental Pattaya Resort, 437 Pratamnak Road, Pattaya, telephone 038 259 888, fax 038 259 899, open seven days, 12 noon until 10 p.m. Secure valet parking (and buggies to get you up and down to the restaurant).

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Italian buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buffet; Wednesday – multi-cuisine buffet; Thursday – German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Thai buffet; Saturday – international buffet; Sunday – steak & skewers buffet. The buffet starts from 6 p.m., runs until 9 p.m. All this for just 399 baht net per adult. What you see is what you pay, no additional service charges or VAT. For reservations call 038 370 614 or make your booking at www. thaigarden.com under “buffet reservation”. Thai Garden Resort is located on North Pattaya Road, 200 meters from the Dolphin roundabout and 200 meters before Tesco Lotus.

Yupin’s Restaurant in Jomtien Complex offers some fabulous culinary options including two new scallop dishes: Yupin’s Szechuan Scallops with hoi-sin sauce and crispy bacon salad for starters at 285 baht and a main course of Yupin’s scallops, shrimp & saffron sauce serenade priced at just 495 baht. Special promotions include a three-course set menu (5 choices each course) at only 480 baht. For more information or reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www.yupins.com.

Linda’s Restaurant is large with seating for 200 people, with a covered al fresco verandah outside for those who wish to smoke. Inside, in air-conditioned comfort, there are comfortable chairs and decent sized tables, with white starched napery. Linda’s Restaurant, 315/177-180 Moo 12, opposite the Jomtien Complex. Thappraya Road, Jomtien. Open seven days from 7.30 a.m. until late. Tel: Reservations: 038 252 726, www.lindasrestaurant.com, street-side parking. Email linda@lindasrestaurant.com .

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Jameson’s Irish Pub offers daily food specials from Mon-Sat as well as fabulous Sunday roast dinners with all the trimmings, priced from 340 baht – 400 baht.

Jameson’s Irish Pub is located on Soi Sukrudee (Soi A.R.) in Central Pattaya. Call 038 361 874 for more information or visit website: www.jamesons-pattaya.com.

Yamato Restaurant located on Soi Yamato has been around for more than 39 years and the soi was named

Pork steak for the skillet Pork is a good and cheaper substitute for expensive beef, but can tend to be tough. This recipe has the steaks going into the oven for the finish, which will tenderize the meat.

Ingredients Serves two Pork steaks (or pork chops) 2 Salt and pepper to taste Cajun seasoning to taste Oil 2 tablespoons Onion chopped 1 Medium sweet potato, sliced 1 Carrots, sliced in 1cm pieces 2 Small potatoes, quartered if desired 2 Mushrooms, sliced 6 large Chicken broth 1 cup White wine 1/2 cup

Cooking method Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Season steaks with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning.

Over high heat, heat a cast iron skillet with half of the oil. Lower heat to medium-high, place steaks in skillet and brown on both sides.

Remove from skillet, add remaining oil, add all vegetables and cook until lightly browned and slightly wilted.

Pour in the wine to deglaze pan and make sure you scrape the bottom of skillet to loosen all browned particles. Simmer for 3 minutes, then return steaks to pan.

Add chicken broth (enough liquid to almost cover the steaks).

Remove from heat and cover skillet with tight fitting lid and place in oven. Cook for 40 minutes at 350 degrees F.

after its oldest tenant. This is a restaurant to take a few people with you. The prices are certainly not over the top, and the quality is superb. Yamato Japanese restaurant, 219/51 Soi Yamato (13/1), close to Beach Road end, telephone 038 429 685 or 038 421 618.

Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner.

The legendary Somsakdi Restaurant has been in operation in Pattaya for more than 40 years. Proprietor and Chef Somsakdi is still cooking and running his amazing restaurant at 78 years of age. The menu is probably the largest in Pattaya, with 374 individual items. Each dish is in Thai with an English explanation underneath. Rather than be swamped by choices, let Somsakdi guide you.

After all, who knows his dishes better than he? Somsakdi Restaurant, Pattaya Soi 1, tel. 038 428 987, 038 423 284, 038 429 869, limited parking plus on-street parking in the soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days.

Entertainment A special concert will be held at Ben’s Theater Jomtien at 8.00pm on Saturday 18th August featuring young Thai prize-winning pianist Gun Chaikittiwatana.

He will play a programme of music Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Debussy. The concert will also include Ravel’s brilliant Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in which Gun will be joined by another prize-winning pianist, Kant Lormsomboon on a second keyboard. Tickets are THB 900 including free drinks. Reservations strictly by email to benstheaterjomtien@gmail.com stating your name, number of tickets required and mobile phone number.

Thailand’s own Bossanovy band is now playing live at Vistas lobby lounge in Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya every week from Tuesday to Sunday, between 18.00 and 19.00 hrs. With their gentle acoustic music, this duo play a mix of Thai, folk, country, pop and rock music, against a dreamy backdrop of the blue ocean and gentle sea breezes.

Vistas Lobby Lounge is just off the main lobby of the resort, and is open all day and evening for a menu of pastries, snacks, specialty coffee and teas, and cocktails and beer. For more information and for reservations, please contact (038) 714 981.

Enjoy great music from Thomas Reimer, one of the most famous European Jazz guitarists, playing live every evening (except Tuesday) from 6.00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Sugar Hut restaurant on Thappraya Road, call 038 364 186 for details.

Groups & Associations Post 12146 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America (Ban Chang – U-Tapao, Thailand) meets the second Saturday of each month at 13:00 on the second floor of the Camel Pub in Ban Chang. If you are interested, please contact Membership Chairman Dan Morgan at banchangvfw12146membership@gmail.com or visit website: www.banchangvfwpost12146.org.

The Royal British Legion Thailand meets the last Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. at the Tropical Bar on Soi Khao Noi (Watboonsampan near the Temple entrance)

in East Pattaya. You do not need to have served in the Armed Forces to become a member and can join in the many social events arranged throughout the year. The Legion’s primary aim is the care and welfare of those who have served and/or their dependents. For general enquiries send email to secretary@rblthailand.org, www.rblthailand.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Pattaya Group meets Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are closed (alcoholics only) and are held at Soi Skaw Beach (off Pattaya 2nd Rd). Contact Carl 08456-31-671. The Good Morning Pattaya Group meets 9 a.m. every morning. All meetings are ‘open’: contact 084 564 8479. The Jomtien Group meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: Contact, Andrew 086 107 6631. The Scandinavian Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755 or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515. 10.30 a.m. meetings every day at Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Skaw Beach off Second Road. Call 084 564 8479.

The Samaritans of Thailand English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the expatriate community. English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will provide active, nonjudgmental and empathetic listening services on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of charge. (02) 713-6791.

Overeaters Anonymous - The ‘Up to You’ group meets Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the housing area just behind Pan Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Thappraya Road. Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) or 089-250-1359 (cell) for directions or more information.

Narcotics Anonymous - Hotline: 082 811 2686. 3 English speaking meetings in Pattaya near Central Festival and 2 in Jomtien each week. Also regular Thai speaking meetings at 12 noon every Sunday, and Persian Farsi speaking meetings at 5.30 pm on Thursdays.

Please call the Hotline for details.

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